bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
outside of; not covered by
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
summertime; summer season
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
dullard; indecisive person
to clamber (up); to scale
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
correction; rectification; mending; repair
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
principal occupation; core business
major incident; major happening; big scandal
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a little bit; a little while