millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to ask; to enquire; to query
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
portrait; likeness; picture
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
unanticipated; unexpected
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to throw open; to leave open
cooking; food preparation