to get information out of a person; to begin listening
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
official in charge; person in charge
illustrated diary; picture diary
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
ground glass; frosted glass
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
for use by children; for children
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
colored pencil; coloured pencil
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to perceive; to understand
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
snake; serpent; large snake
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go