finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
changing clothes; change of clothes
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
clientele; customer stratum
exactly as stated; verbatim
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be opposite; to face each other
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it