roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
jumping to a hasty conclusion
unmarried; not yet married
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
really; truly; indeed; good grief
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
film released direct-to-video (trademark of Toei Company)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to move (house); to change residence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in