appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
something like ...; something called ...
apartment building; housing complex
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
how; in what way; by what means
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
understood; I see; OK; present; here
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
present; gift; to give a present or gift
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but