instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
arm; skill; efforts; ability
décolleté; décolletage; robe décolletée; low-cut dress; low-cut (neckline style); décolleté
feeling; sense; impression
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
considerably; greatly; a lot
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
estimate (of costs); budget
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
negotiations; discussions; connection
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
such; this sort of; like this
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not caring; not giving a damn
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
forcibly; against one's will