it's no joke; gimme a break!
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be found; to be discovered
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
order; sequence; procedure
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
authenticity; credibility
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
going alone; self-reliance
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
accomplishment; execution