moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
IBM; International Business Machines
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
point in common; common feature
is something that; is that which
want to ... do something; would like to ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to speak; to hear a voice
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to shake; to sway; to waver
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
freckles; buckwheat chaff
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in