to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
chief vassal; senior statesman
covert action; covert operations
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
intelligence or information network
immediately; right away; on the spot
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
fast-talking; rapid talking
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop