elopement; running away with a lover
cruelty; hard-heartedness
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to be found; to be discovered
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
almost; roughly; approximately
Japan's best; number one in Japan
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
the other day; lately; recently
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Japanese person; Japanese people
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it