intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reality; actuality; hard fact
that's the way it is; such is life
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
rather; better; instead; if anything
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
-less; lacking; non-existing
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to