preface; introduction; preamble
bread machine; breadmaker
older sister; elder sister
to take; to catch; to capture
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
brothers and sisters; siblings
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
relatively; comparatively
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
sweet voice; seductive voice
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
popular (hit) program (programme)
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
it hasn't been long since
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion