machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to some extent; to a certain extent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to loiter around; to wander about
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to use X as a selling point
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
power; authority; jurisdiction
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
historical play; period drama
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend