(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
underground organization; underground organisation
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to go underground; to go into hiding
to be worried; to be troubled
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
time; season; period; phase; stage
I see; that's right; indeed
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to work hard; to work diligently
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic