regular customer; valued client
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
wedding ring; wedding band
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
useless resistance; vain struggle
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
escape route; evacuation route
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
long ago; previous; of a former age
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
horror film; horror movie
remote work; telecommuting; telework; working from home
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)