indicate reason; infers some protest
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
consultation hours; surgery hours
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
creak; squeak; creaking sound