to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
sympathy; compassion; pity
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
sales promotion; hard selling
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tedious; boring; being fed up with
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
dealing with; coping with
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to shake one's head (in denial)
never mind!; don't worry about it
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of