machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
specialization; specialisation
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thought; consideration; thinking
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
view (of life, etc.); outlook
to erase all trace of something
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to assemble; to set up; to construct
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)