ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
place; position; location; position; standing; status
(large) house; residence; mansion
surroundings; environs; circumference
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
individual; private person; personal; natural person
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
article; thing; object; property; real estate
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
I see; that's right; indeed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to watch intently; to stare
that; the matter in question
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)