one day; (on) a certain day
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
even if not; even without
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
interior; inside; internal
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
space; interval; space character; whitespace
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sorry; excuse me; thank you
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
suffix for familiar person
ill will; malice; evil intent
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
mediator; go-between; middleman