house; one's house; one's home; one's family
smuggling (people); stowing away
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to have an idea; to have a clue
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
some people; a few people; several people
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
(not) even once; (not) ever
corridor; hallway; passageway
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
older brother and younger sister
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
originally; by nature; from the start
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
death penalty; capital punishment