around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
high; noble; refined; advanced
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to grow up; to become an adult
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
difficult to ...; hard to ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
outsider; someone outside of a group
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
if one is unlucky; if one is careless