at first; in the beginning; originally
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
one of these days; someday; one day
like this; in this way; as you see
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
experient; person who has experienced something
principal occupation; core business
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
multinational; transnational
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
date (year, month and day)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
inner structure; internal anatomy
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
later on; eventually; afterwards
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
in the city; within the city
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction