in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
clear; evident; obvious; white
opening and closing; opening and shutting
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
having no idea; having no clue
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
way one walks; one's walk
important point; point to make note of
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be free; to be available
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear