goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
amply; sufficiently; fully; completely; all out
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
just because; even if; even though
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
main cause; primary factor
the place for; the time for; the level of
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky