invisibly; secretly; privately
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
back street; back alley; off-street
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to overdo; to do too much
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
well-bred; of good upbringing
(short) rest; breather; break
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
trivial; not amounting to much
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)