one night; one evening; all night; overnight
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
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 someone
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
amplitude; (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead 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 the era (of)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
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
wish; desire; ambition; choice
third-year student; third-year pupil
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