limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
intercom; intercommunication system
button (clothing); push-button
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
tradition; legend; folklore
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
generation; the world; the age
to commit a crime; to do evil
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to dye; to colour; to color
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
communist regime; communist government
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to need; to call for; to require
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest