rather; sooner; preferably
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
village headman; village mayor
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
mechanism; organization; organisation
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
finished product; finished goods; completed article
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
study; research; investigation
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
reconfirmation; double check
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
donor; contributor; provider
diversion; putting something to another use
of course; certainly; naturally
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
simply; merely; only; solely
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine