imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to set a watch; to post guards
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
worst; worst-case (scenario)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
product; produce; result; fruit
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to replace; to move; to change the position of
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know