homecoming; returning home
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
(pet) adoption fair; pet transfer meeting
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
order; sequence; procedure
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
that; the matter in question
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
magazine; journal; periodical
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
handsome young man; Adonis
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
piece of meat; cut of meat
when it becomes; when it comes to
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; number two; whoopsie
predation; eating prey; preying upon
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to have a talk; to tell a story
moment by moment; hour by hour
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway