secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
threat; intimidation; menace
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
but; however; provided that
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone