vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
something like ...; something called ...
outline; summary; gist; basic points
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
measurement error; calculation error
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be found; to be discovered
stealthily; secretly; in secret
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
on the occasion of; at the time of
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
memory-making; making memories
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
vice; immorality; corruption
start-up company; venture business
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
regarding highly; attaching importance to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery