spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
all night long; all through the night
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
family structure; family composition; family makeup
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
separation; farewell; parting
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth