now that you say that; now that you mention it
leaving everything up to someone else
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
process; course; mechanism
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
department store; department
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
floor above; floor upstairs
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
(period of) a year; during an era
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
assortment; product lineup
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to go past; to pass; to pass by
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue