plain wood; unfinished woodwork
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
main cause; primary factor
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
expression; look; countenance; face
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
cake served with tea; teacake
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
serious; severe; grave; acute
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
(set of) facial features; looks
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
older sister; elder sister
to anticipate; to foresee
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together