private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
every year; yearly; annually
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
revision; amendment; alteration
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sympathy; compassion; pity
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
preface; introduction; preamble
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation