mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
never mind!; don't worry about it
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
master; teacher; stable master
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to show up; to appear; to turn up
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
a few years ago; some years back
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
cannot be compared with; no match for
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
such ... as; or some such
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
regret; repentance; remorse
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened