worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
magic marker; felt-tip pen
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
document; official papers
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
while; during; while; although; all; both
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
that is to say; so that means
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
world; society; people; the public
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to jump at; to be attracted by
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that