pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
last week; the week before
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
inattention; absent-mindedness
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner