private funds; own funds; private property
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
school building; schoolhouse
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to pass (of time); to elapse
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
the other day; a few days ago
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
man; male; masculine gender
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)