sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
secret; private matter; confidential matter
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
in terms of; from the point of view of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
difficult problem; challenge
in succession; one by one
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
court lady; lady-in-waiting
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
like this; in this way; as you see
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
performer; entertainer; celebrity
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device