to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
hard (life); tough (world)
society; the world; the times
had better ...; had better not ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling