phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
hostess (in a hostess bar)
number; number plate; license plate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
rate; late; rating; ranking
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
metallic sound; metallic clank
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention