mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to take away; to carry off
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
self-interest; selfish desire
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
even though; despite; notwithstanding
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to gain fame; to make one's name
to follow; to conform; to apply to
supporting evidence; corroboration
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to be parted from; to be separated
apparently; appears to be
vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
safe; vault; storage cabinet
hoarding; storing away (without using)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon