secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
to mistake (A for B); to misread
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
whispering into a person's ear
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
drinking bout; merrymaking
contest; comparison; competition
drinker; person who can hold their drink
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
one's original family name; maiden name
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a long time ago; long ago
right (to do something); authority; power
commencing with; including
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)