promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
feng (male Chinese firebird)
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
teatime; tea break; coffee break
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
resignation; acceptance; consolation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
opinion; point of view; visual point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
clanging; empty; deserted
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicate reason; infers some protest
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
shy; bashful; timid; reserved