to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to whine; to make feeble complaints
carelessly; inattentively
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
shorts; panties; knickers
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
does not; do not; will not do
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
to have a long life; to live a long time
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
meaning; called; named; that says; that
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
library; book collection; paperback book