favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
still; even now; to this day
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
as (for); for; in the capacity of
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
perfect; complete; flawless
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
sidewalk café; footpath café
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
passage; path; route; one's way
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still