timewasting; killing time
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
cannot be helped; unavoidable
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
in this way; along these lines; similarly
face contorted and about to cry
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
weekly publication; weekly magazine
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
missing person; wanted person
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
innocent; cherubic; childlike
mistress; kept woman; concubine