woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
factory; plant; mill; workshop
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
for example; for instance; e.g.
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
pointing out; identification
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
front; frontage; facade; main
to force open; to push open
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
clanging; empty; deserted
vacant house; unoccupied house
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
how many years; how long; what year
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled