anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
(someone) acting like a boyfriend even though not in a relationship
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
regret; repentance; remorse
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
last night; yesterday evening
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
since then; from that time; ever since
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
commuting to school; school commute
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be relieved; to feel relieved