company; corporation; workplace
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
construction; architecture (of buildings)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
moisture; humidity; dampness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
people; men and women; each person; everybody
eccentric; crank; oddball
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge