on the way home from work
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
two persons; two people; pair; couple
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
again; once more; a second time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two times; twice; two degrees
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis