ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
property; fortune; means; assets
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to lie down; to throw oneself down
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
very loose; slowly; leisurely
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
several minutes; a few minutes
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
older brother; elder brother
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
image; figure; figure; form; image
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
older brother and younger sister
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
well-bred; of good upbringing
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound