running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
will not do; do not; does not
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
family vacation; family trip
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
illustrated diary; picture diary
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to like; to love; to be fond of
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit