from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
middle of the night; dead of night
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in