this place; where one comes from; here
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
decision; determination; resolution
until now; so far; up to the present
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
degree of familiarity; popularity
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
largest class; top category
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to redeem (from sin); to save
such; this sort of; like this
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
chapter one; first chapter
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
neighbourhood; neighborhood
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to go downhill; to go down a slope