sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
and yet; though; when; in spite of
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be silent; to say nothing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
greeting; a fine thing to say
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
overall victory; championship
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
existence; possession; having; limited company
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that