(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
standard screwdriver; flathead screwdriver; slotted screwdriver; flat-blade screwdriver
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware
general; popular; common; typical
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
authenticity; credibility
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
conduct; behavior; behaviour
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession