chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
waking; waking up; awakening
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
living; lifestyle; living room
stairs; stairway; staircase
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
scene; spectacle; sight; view
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
senior high school; high school
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to remain; to stay (somewhere)