major earthquake; large earthquake
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to take away; to carry away
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
finding employment; getting a job
to work hard; to work diligently
second generation; second; junior
direct control; direct supervision
tattling; telling on (someone)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
club budget; club expense
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
(clenched) fist; knuckles
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
taking pictures secretly; taking a sneak shot
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)