considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
motorization; motorisation
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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)
man; male; masculine gender
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
stirring; slight movement
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)