that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
composed expression; clear face
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to hide; to keep to oneself
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to work hard; to work diligently
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fire hook; poker; slice bar
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name