simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
number one; first; best; most; game; round
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
made in Japan; Japanese-made
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff