cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
on the occasion of; at the time of
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
living; lifestyle; living room
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be helpful; to be useful
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget