may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
man of letters; literary man
to be surprised; to be astonished
contradiction; inconsistency
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fee; charge; rate; material
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
considerably; greatly; a lot
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
portrait; likeness; picture
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
all eyes; public attention
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
like this; in this way; as you see
belief; faith; conviction
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
though; notwithstanding; although
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
sidelocks; hair at the temples
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
foreign corporation; overseas company
system; institution; organization; organisation