(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
early on; earlier on; from early
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
high-quality goods; luxury item
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
had better ...; may as well ...
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union
round dance; dancing in a circle
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
a little bit; a little while
prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
remaining silent; keeping secret
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
complete silence (regarding a crime); remaining silent
this family; our family; this house; we
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed