protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
survival; survivor; relic
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
fireworks display; display of fireworks
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
summer vacation; summer holiday
excursion; field trip; school trip
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
when it becomes; when it comes to
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this and that; various things
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
story; tale; talk; discussion
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
one end; an end; part; fragment
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated