in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
one's course; one's path; one's road
letter; missive; note; mail
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
library; book collection; paperback book
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
the same as always; day after day
lifelike; exact resemblance
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
game arcade; video arcade
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
noisy; loud; fussy; annoying; troublesome; bossy
metal fittings; metal fixtures
after a long time; for the first time in a while
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
laughing while reminiscing
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
world; society; people; the public