buying a book, magazine because of its cover
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the way back; the way home; return trip
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
university student; college student
handsome young man; Adonis
something; some kind of; for some reason
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
meeting; greeting; welcome
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
shopping; purchased goods
to mark the end; to spell the end
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
close; intimate; on good terms
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to head home; to leave for home
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy