to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
human relations; personal relationships
parting ways after a quarrel
choosing between two things; two choices
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
many people; a large number of people
interference; intervention; meddling
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
another; different; something else
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
invitation; introduction; temptation
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
all night; throughout the night
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)