many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
real thing; original; actual
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
in the future; another day; later
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
about; concerning; related to; -ish
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
already; now; no longer; not any more
such ... as; or some such
accurate; correct; precise; exact
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
somehow; for some reason or other
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy