excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
many; numerous; various; large number of
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to perceive; to understand
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
furnishings; implements; equipment
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sympathy; compassion; pity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
head; brains; intellect; understanding
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
beforehand; in advance; previously
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)