sorry; excuse me; thank you
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
after a long time; for the first time in a while
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
consumer electronics; home appliances
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
family; members of a family
smuggling (people); stowing away
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(social) position; status
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
how long; how far; how much
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to spread; to be propagated
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
electrical appliances; electric appliances
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace