I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
than; from; out of; except; but; more
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
drama; play; powerful drug
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
school inter-class ball-game competition
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
management; administration; operation
in that way; thus; so; so?
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
as a child; when one was a child
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate