stealthily; secretly; in secret
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
letter; missive; note; mail
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
educational institution; school; academy; campus
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
clerk; office worker; kulak
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
confections; sweets; candy; cake
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)