source of information; intelligence source; message source
editorial office; editorial department; editorial board
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
formal marriage interview
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
main question; real issue at hand
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
now that; since; so long as; because
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
invitation; introduction; temptation
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high