reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
living by oneself; living alone
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to come to one's senses; to calm down
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
each; (arch.) you (plural)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle