spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
conjurer; magician; illusionist
on one hand; on the other hand
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
magic; sorcery; incantation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
no matter how much time passes
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
adds force or indicates command
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
than; from; out of; except; but; more
genuine article; real thing; real deal
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at least; at most; (even) just
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs