such ... as; or some such
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
attenuation; damping; decay
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
light and darkness; light and shade
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
operation; functioning; running
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to squeeze out; to wring out
traditional; conventional
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
work-in-progress; working state
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy