back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to happen to meet; to come across
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
even though; despite; when
first class plus; extra special
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to take off one's glasses
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
one revolution; one rotation
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
counting on the abacus; cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety