sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
destination (one is heading towards); goal
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
without; but if; otherwise; or else
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
nuclear family in the postwar generation
young girl; lass; adolescent female
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
3rd day of the month; three days
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
great difference; major mistake
tasteless and odorless; bland