appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
one by one; in detail; minutely
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
all present; all concerned; all of us
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
interest; rights; concession
originally; by nature; from the start
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to be reminded of; to call to mind
personage; person (deserving of respect)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
former years; formerly; a few years ago
after that; afterwards; thereafter
use; utilization; utilisation; application
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
same; similar; (just) like; equal
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
reason; cause; history; origin
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)