to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
enumeration; citation; listing
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
evil spirit; demon; devil
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
richly colored; richly coloured
Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu