glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
armed forces; military; troops
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
command; lead; generalship; leadership
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
older brother and younger sister
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
two persons; two people; pair; couple
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
summer vacation; summer holiday
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
valuable article; valuables