on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
not a little; not a few; considerable
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
retired and quiet; secluded
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
scrunchie; scrunchy; hair tie covered in fabric
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
feeling good; feeling pleasant
active; dynamic; energetic
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction