like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
club activities; extracurricular activities
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
after school (at the end of the day)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
novel; story; (work of) fiction
still; even now; to this day
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)