machinery; gadgetry; equipment
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
interception (email); wiretap; bug
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
genius; prodigy; natural gift
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
presence; sitting with; being with
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
telecommunications; correspondence
to pick up; to find; to gather
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...