hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
electricity; (electric) light
senior high school student
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be conspicuous; to stand out
setting up specially; special installation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
counter for books; volume
close to the wall; alongside the wall
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be absorbed in reading
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
depression; recession; slump
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
striking; remarkable; considerable
income; receipts; revenue
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indeed; really; truly; very much
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
one room apartment; studio apartment