to have an eye on; to zero in on
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
business hours; opening hours; office hours
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
directions; instructions; orders; command
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
street at night; making a night journey
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
deputy head teacher; vice principal
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
unique; peculiar; singular
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time