son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
information transfer; information transmission
social networking service; SNS; social media
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
way of reciting; way of telling a story
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
worthless thing; trivial thing
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
cartoon-character costume
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
red food coloring; red food colouring
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to gain weight; to put on weight
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
self-centered; stuck on oneself
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen