sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
hanging advertisement inside a rail car
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
same generation; one's generation
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
digital watch; digital clock
returning from school; going home from school
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
university student; college student
working adult; full-fledged member of society
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
brand items; brand-name goods
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to pass (of time); to elapse
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)