skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
overall; general; as a whole
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to give an impression; to make an impression
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
meeting place; assembly hall
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
sympathy; compassion; pity
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to be softened; to calm down
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
taking care of one's health
demon of ill health; disease
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
health; healthy; sound; fit
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously