always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to dye; to colour; to color
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
originally; by nature; from the start
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
by myself; in person; by oneself
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
the Third Reich; Nazi Germany
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
clothes; clothing; garments
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mockery; derision; ridicule
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to ask; to enquire; to query
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)