change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
intelligence gathering; information gathering
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
such; like that; that sort of
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
feeling; sense; impression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on