interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
very young; little; childish; immature
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
senior high school; high school
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
ago; since; before; previous
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
deep affection; dear; beloved
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
originally; by nature; from the start
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)