in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
tag (children's game); tig
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
spring break; spring vacation
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
teacher; instructor; professor
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
hard to reach place; remote place
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording