just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
gazing at (in wonderment)
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
impossible to do (although wants to)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
separate; respective; different
although I say; although one might say; although called
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40