sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
tenth day of the month; ten days
one's husband; one's wife
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
such; like that; in that way
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
what do you want?; can I help you?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
abuse; misuse; perversion
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to repeat; to do something over again
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years