impossibly hard video game
Dragon Quest (video game; media franchise) (abbr)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
contradiction; inconsistency
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
Japanese history; history of Japan
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
this and that; various things
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
after school (at the end of the day)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
in the meanwhile; during the time
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)