why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
these guys; these fellows
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant