standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
technique; art; skill; move
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
two times; twice; two degrees
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
perfect; complete; flawless
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
great success; huge success
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
both (people); the two of them
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
killing two birds with one stone