unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to finish reading; to read through
note (letter) left behind; will
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
from the beginning; from scratch
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to blow through; to blow across
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to go through formalities
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
companion; company; tritagonist
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)