apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
complete works; complete collection; complete series
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to complain; to make a complaint
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
earnestly; immediately; exactly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
drama; play; Chinese opera
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
great war; great battle; world war
(United States of) America; USA; US
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to intend; to be sure that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
night stall; night shop; night fair
postwar period; period after Second World War
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring