surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
home; household; family; hearth
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
that is to say; so that means
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
invisibly; secretly; privately
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to become red; to redden; to blush
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
nonchalant air; unruffled air
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
Yezo Ural owl (Strix uralensis japonica)
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
introduced species; non-native species; alien species