outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to bury; to embed; to implant
laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)
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.)
charging (electrically); electrification
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
electrical appliances; electric appliances
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
convenient; handy; useful
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
even if not; even without
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
sensual love; love affair
role of the villain; the bad guy
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person