demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
the reason is ...; it is because ...
late at night; at a late hour
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
turntable (record player); railway turntable; car turntable; baggage carousel
to relax; to feel at home
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
proposal; offer; request; application
odds and ends; all; every
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)