lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
that; the matter in question
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
light blue; pale blue; aqua
under-reporting (e.g. income on a tax return)
much less; to say nothing of
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to comfort; to console; to amuse