how dare ...; how could ...
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
though; notwithstanding; although
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
if so; in that case; in that situation
Issie (lake monster said to be living in Kyushu's Lake Ikeda)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
river; stream; River; the ... river
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration