Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
few decades; many decades; several decades
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
really; truly; indeed; good grief
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
several times; a few times
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
about this time; about now
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
research; study; investigation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)