Meanings

staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot)

whaling

to hold hands

after tax income amount

to react

stablehand

to get a (driver's) license

to distance oneself (from)

to decapitate

to escape death

way one ages

excessive yield

to have (one's) time taken up

investigator

to set aside

fact-finding survey based on interviews

to interpret (and use) a passage without regard to its context

listener ratings (radio, etc.)

Tottori (city, prefecture)

fictitious transaction