long time; long interval; for quite some time
only recently; just of late
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
settlement; solution; resolution
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
drama; theatre; theater; play
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
script; libretto; scenario
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
chapter one; first chapter
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
in one's own way or style
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous