building contractor; builder; building firm
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
mountain road; mountain trail
running the whole distance
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
several weeks; a few weeks
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pile up; to accumulate
place where one works; construction site; working area
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
bungalow; one-story house
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
too (much); overly; excessively
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly