loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
just because; even if; even though
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
police; police officer; police station
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
flight; escape; running away; flying high
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to wipe out; to put an end to
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January