to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
considerably; greatly; a lot
all night long; all through the night
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
festival; feast; carnival
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
off an island; away from an island; off-island
really; truly; indeed; good grief
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
together; at the same time; same; identical
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
such; this sort of; like this
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to show up; to appear; to turn up
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
way (of doing); manner; method; means
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive