multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
moisture; humidity; dampness
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
inattention; absent-mindedness
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
meeting hall; assembly hall
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to concern; to be related
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
association; union; guild
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after