equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
The Catcher in the Rye (1951 novel by J. D. Salinger)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
right behind; just behind; directly behind
fast approach; quick intimacy
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
Haruki Murakami (1949.1.12-; writer)
Catcher in the Rye (1951 novel by J. D. Salinger)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
free time; spare time; idle moment
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
holding hands with fingers interlocked
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
on the occasion of; at the time of
canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(your) choice; preference; wish
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
100,000; hundred thousand
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
on the way home from school