person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
such ... as; or some such
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
cannot be compared with; no match for
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
meaning; significance; sense
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
professor; teaching; instruction
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
name; given name; first name
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
beginning; outset; first; onset
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed