older sister; lass; young lady
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a person without a single relative
guardian; protector; patron; parent
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
senior high school student
by today; before the day is over
all; entire; whole; altogether
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
study; diligence; discount; reduction
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
pessimism; disappointment
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
small number; few; minority
of course; certainly; naturally
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
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)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to become completely chilled
clearing one's throat; cough
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
largest class; top category
victim; injured party; sufferer
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed