giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
detour; circuitous route; diversion
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
the same rank; equality; apposition
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
second coming; second advent
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
open veranda; open verandah
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
circular notice (esp. in binder form; passed around households within a neighbourhood association, etc.)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)