sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
how long; how far; how much
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
class; heading; group; category
growth period; period of rapid growth
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring