"Franny and Zooey" p34 - - 準備中の私塾

advocate …を支持する、弁護する、擁護する

reek of A （Aの）強い悪臭を放つ

"I hate to mention it, but I'm going to reek of garlic," Lane said.

in a bustle 活気[雑踏、ざわめき]のなかに

slouch 前かがみになる[座る、立つ、歩く]

attentively 注意深く；（人を）気遣って；丁重に

be attentive to the ladies 女性に対して丁重である（辞書）
Lane sat rather slouched in his chair, smoking, his eyes narrowed attentively at Franny's face.

"As a matter of fact, that makes absolute sense," Franny said, "because in the Nembutsu sects of Buddhism, people keep saying 'Namu Amida Butsu' over and over again --and the same thing happens.

"Easy. Take it easy," Lane interrupted. "In the first place, you're going to burn your fingers any second."

stub 木の切り株；（タバコや鉛筆などの）短くなった残り

let it go at that 《話》（それ以上は問題にせず）それでいいことにする

Let it go at that. 気にするな（英辞郎）
I mean it's so hard to just say it's absolute coincidence and then just let it go at that -- that's what's so fascinating to me.

restively いらだたしそうに

get to …に達する；…するようになる

reside 住む

"You get to see God. Something happens in some absolutely nonphysical part of the heart -- where the Hindus say that Atman resides, if you ever took any Religion -- and you see God, that's all." (p39)
"We're lucky if we get to the game on time." (p40)

flick 〜を払い落とす、はじき飛ばす

She flicked her cigarette ash self-consciously, just missing the ashtray.

"All that stuff … I don't think you leave any margin for the most elementary psychology. I mean I think all those religious experiences have a very obvious psychological background -- you know what I mean. ...It's interesting, though. I mean you can't deny that."

look over at …　…のほうを見る