good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to jar; to creak; to grate
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
metre; meter; meter; gauge
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
royalty and titled nobility
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to say (something) over one's shoulder
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
good prospects; full of hope; promising
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished