corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
at once; there and then; immediately
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
report; notification; registration
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act