intelligence gathering; information gathering
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
supply; supplying; replenishment
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
carefree; free from worry
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
disparate society; stratified society
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
strainer; colander; filter
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
filtration; filtering; percolation
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to get accustomed to using
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
stagnant water; still water; water stopping