bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
established practice; custom
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to be surprised; to be astonished
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
name; given name; first name
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
though; notwithstanding; although
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
surname; family name; last name
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to dye; to colour; to color
lack of innovation; stupidity
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
so; like this; in this way
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who