fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to be hot on a person's heels
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
timewasting; killing time
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
unexpectedly; surprisingly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to concern; to be related
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
only; merely; but; no more than
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out