surname; family name; last name
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
spring break; spring vacation
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
temporary absence from school
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
young girl; lass; adolescent female
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
critical point (temperature)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
arrangement; pact; agreement
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
civilian in military employ