public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
installation (esp. software)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
how many years; how long; what year
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
whichever one chooses; either way
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
android; artificial human; robot
in the end; at the end of the day
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(one) could even say that
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
preliminary step; first step
deep affection; dear; beloved
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in the same manner as before; the same as always
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
factorization; factorisation
way of talking; speaking style
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
waste of time; killing time
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
demesne; estate; private land; private property
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense