though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to complain; to make a complaint
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
as far as the eye can see
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
many; much; plenty; hardly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rain and wind; driving rain
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
danger; peril; hazard; risk
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...