that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
number of persons; personnel
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
nothing but; except; no more than
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan