thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
going around; patrol; round; tour
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
electrical appliances; electric appliances
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
admiration; wonder; astonishment
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to shake; to sway; to waver
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
those (near the second person)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
foreign; abroad; overseas
to win the prize; to win the ring
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience