sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
setting a place; setting the table
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
forgetting; lapse of memory
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
important person; strategic person; key figure
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
suffix for familiar person
to miss a chance; to fail to do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
in the future; another day; later
another day; some other day
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable