question; inquiry; enquiry
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
on the way home from work
general public; the masses
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
highball; whisky and soda
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
while; even though; despite
number one; first; best; most; game; round
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
that is to say; so that means
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
the same generation; coeval
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
feeling; sense; impression
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually