many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
convenient; handy; useful
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
collection of short stories; collected short stories
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
pointing out; identification
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
woman; female; feminine gender
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
man; male; masculine gender
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
real thing; original; actual
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
god of death; death deity; Death
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly