in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
modern civilization; modern civilisation
cannot be compared with; no match for
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to grimace; to make a wry face
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
during; for the duration of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
winning streak; good time to make a profit
residing; living; dwelling
all over; all over the place; everywhere
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
successful bid; winning a tender
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
place where one works; construction site; working area
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
slowly and quietly; smoothly
workshop; studio; atelier