agent; agent; secret agent; spy
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
financial power; financial means; wealth
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
greater than ...; bigger ...
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
small apartment rented by the week
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to find out; to discover; to locate
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
counter for books; volume
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
in search of; in order to look for
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
lavender; lavender (color)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)