thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
having missing teeth; toothlessness
what date?; what's the date?; when?
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
healthy; sound; wholesome
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to creep about; to crawl around
hidden room; secret chamber
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
donation; presentation; gift
technical book; specialized book; treatise
printout; (computer) printing
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
several years; a few years