that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
antique; old article; secondhand goods
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean