to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
the scruff or nape of the neck
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
help; assistance; service
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to find out; to discover; to locate
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
selection; choice; option
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands