library; book collection; paperback book
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
district; section; sector
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
such ... as; or some such
beginning; outset; first; onset
senior high school student
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
no, not like that (but like this)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
no!; no no!; no, not at all
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing