secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to step over or across; to overcome
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
oldest; most advanced age
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
imprisonment; incarceration
history of; experience of
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
womanly; ladylike; feminine
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
locker room; changing room; dressing room
indecent talk; dirty story
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
defense; defence; protection