soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
free ticket; free admission ticket
homecoming; returning home
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
fate; destiny; predestination
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to shake one's head (in denial)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
condolence; sympathy; mourning
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sound (of a sentence); euphony
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
based on; built on; made from
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
such; like that; in that way
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
port city; harbor city; harbour city
same village; same town; same province
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares