uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to be hot on a person's heels
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
outward appearance; apparent
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
police; police officer; police station
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
finger marks; dirt from the hands
at the last moment; this late in the game
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction