island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
drifting; drift; being adrift
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
only; merely; but; no more than
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
origin; source; beginning; starting point
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
trauma (usu. psychological)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
straying; wandering off course
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to lean to one side; to oppose; to look aside; to regret
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
original story; original version; this volume
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
dubbing; adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc.; dubbing; re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc.
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to give directions; to issue instructions
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")