receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
shopping; purchased goods
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
older sister; elder sister
shopping centre; shopping center; shopping mall
at once; immediately; right now
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
invisibly; secretly; privately
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
senior high school student
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
surely (not); certainly (not)
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
very much; exceedingly; extremely
police officer; policeman; constable
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
whispered conversation; whispering