secret; private; surreptitious
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to do over; to remake; to resume
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
together with; same; both; all; including ...
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration