god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
school building; schoolhouse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
distinction; differentiation; classification
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
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
new building; new construction
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
other than; excluding; without
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet