a few years ago; some years back
social networking service; SNS; social media
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
great war; great battle; world war
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
in this way; along these lines; similarly
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
this sort of; this type of
innumerable; countless; numberless
novel; story; (work of) fiction
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
marriage proposal; courtship
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious