little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to take up one's residence
number of persons; personnel
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to order; to command; to appoint
to play a leading role; to play a central part
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
about; concerning; related to; -ish
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
printout; (computer) printing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hostess (in a hostess bar)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
the way one works; one's working manner
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
staying the night; lodging (at)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suspicious-looking; fishy
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct