to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
the way back; the way home; return trip
going around; patrol; round; tour
senior high school; high school
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
since; henceforth; ever since
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
new book; new publication
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bent back; hunchback; stoop
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
young girl; lass; adolescent female
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
shrink wrap; shrinkwrap; shrink; shrinking
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
3000; three thousand; many
yen (currency of Japan); circle
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)