snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
concussion (of the brain)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
how much; how many; no matter how (much); however; (not) many; (not) much
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
going on a pleasure jaunt
(having) life-and-death power (over)
living together; communal life; cohabitation
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
(pedestrian) crosswalk signal
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
for dear life; barely escaping alive
a long, long time ago; very long ago
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away