imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
being startled; getting a shock
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to call a person's attention (to)
(find) common (meeting) ground
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
will not do; do not; does not
to let out a cry; to break forth
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
feeling of a house or a room
it hasn't been long since
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to jar; to creak; to grate
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
closing of a school; closed school
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
men and women of all ages
amount of light; quantity of light