smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
paste; glue; clothing starch
stifled (laughter); simmering
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
urgency; exigency; emergency
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to succeed; to bear fruit
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
organs of the state; machinery of the state
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
door-to-door sales; cold calling
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
national defence; national defense
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.); to go somewhere else
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make