shopping; purchased goods
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to warm (up); to heat (up)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
(made of) stone; stone-built
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
center; centre; metropolis
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river; stream; River; the ... river
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to discuss; to talk together
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
reference data; reference material
collection of books; (personal) library
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
technical book; specialized book; treatise
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude