Vocabulary

cladode; leaf-like stem

inadvertently (letting out a laugh)

medication history

medication history management

sweat stain

help center; customer support

vegetable broth

visa application

whistle of an arrow (shooting through the air)

paying member; paid member; dues-paying member

shore

greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish

modern; current; trendy

I doubt it, but ...; I find it hard to believe, but ...; it's a long shot, but ...

fearlessness; intrepidity

everlasting; eternal; unchanged

fixture (on a property; e.g. house, tree)

surrender

dark of the heart; depths of the human mind

to be preoccupied with responding; to be busy dealing with (e.g. enquiries)

slamming on the brakes; braking suddenly

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

selling

selling point

selling climax

Hokkaido prefectural road

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person

high income; high earnings

voice input

to hint at; to imply; to intimate

strong; powerful; outstanding

being second to none; being in a league of one's own

peeling; paring; skinning; shucking; husking; debarking

slowly; sluggishly

steamed potato (esp. sweet potato)

glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus); burgomaster

dead water

harebell; bluebell

non-preemptive

person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger