idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
registered architect with a first-class license
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
at once; immediately; right now
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
exactly as stated; verbatim
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in comparison to; rather than
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
story; tale; talk; discussion
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable