covert action; covert operations
to lose sight of; to miss
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
lightly; easily; carelessly
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
few decades; many decades; several decades
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
opposite side; opposition
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to pretend; to act (as if)
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
dead-leaf color; yellowish brown
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
they; those guys; those fellows
suspicion (of others); jealousy
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far