secret; private; surreptitious
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
terrain; geographical features; topography
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
sour look; surly face; pout
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
bygones; the past; past event
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
last night; yesterday evening
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant