preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
at the window; by the window; next to the window
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bento; Japanese box lunch
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
absence; disregard; indifference
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)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
(exercising) the right to command
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to show up; to appear; to turn up
covered with; stained; smeared
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed