secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
then; well; so; well then
departure; leaving; setting off
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(another's) daughter; young lady
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
don't you think?; indicates question
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...