to lean against; to set against
coloured paper; colored paper
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
superior; excellent; fine
very much; very many; more and more
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
junior high school student; middle school pupil
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
Japanese person; Japanese people
mixed race; mixed parentage
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
female friend; woman friend