grandfather; male senior-citizen
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
returning from school; going home from school
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
ready-made; common-law (wife)
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
adviser; advisor; consultant
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
variety show (e.g. on TV)