if you think about it; come to think of it
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
older brother and younger sister
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
(not) even once; (not) ever
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
middle of the night; dead of night
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
theatre; theater; playhouse
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to make a lasting impression
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
host; landlord; innkeeper
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...