to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
spring day; spring sunlight
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to rebuild; to reconstruct
senior high school; high school
new building; new construction
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to look around; to take a view of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)