quiet; still; surreptitious
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
simple; simplified; easy; plain
principle; theory; fundamental truth
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)