making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
your husband; her husband
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
constitution; rules; regulation
preface; foreword; introduction
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
depression; recession; slump
environmental problem; environmental issue
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
greenhouse effect gas; greenhouse gas
cut; reduction; curtailment
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to turn completely into; to become completely
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities