carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
whispering into a person's ear
sudden change; complete change
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
manuscript; version; draft
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
profitable plan; good plan
prompt; immediate; in real time
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity