whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
when it becomes; when it comes to
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
railroad; railway; rail transport
really; truly; indeed; good grief
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
great laughter; burst of laughter
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
two classes; double; two sets
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
too much; excessively; too
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
script; libretto; scenario
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
imagination; supposition; guess
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
Battle Royale (novel by Koushun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)