-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
price; cost; value; worth; value
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to put on airs; to assume importance
various families; various schools of thought
to go out and away; to leave
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
rather than; more ... than ...
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
(natural) lighting (of an interior space)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
innumerable; countless; numberless