chair; stool; post; office; position
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
air of luxury; high class feel
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
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
article; news story; report; account
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized