kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
town; city; municipal; urban
being dotted with; being scattered
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
young person; youth; young
senior high school student
to unfold; to unroll; to open
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to take command; to give direction
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness