(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
convenient; handy; useful
mechanical engineer; mechanician
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suffix for familiar person
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate