to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
the press; (in the) newspapers
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
they; those guys; those fellows
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
red hair; (arch.) Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
to have the nerve to do; to dare to do; to have the gall to do
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all