house; dwelling; human habitation
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
genuine article; real thing; real deal
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
home area; home town; local
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
motive power; driving force
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly