that is to say; so that means
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
female high-school student
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to like; to love; to be fond of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
incident; affair; happening; event
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
stairs; stairway; staircase
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
at work; in the midst of work; working
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
very likely; very probable
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example