admiration; wonder; astonishment
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
gem; jewel; precious stone
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
etc.; et cetera; and so on
student (esp. a university student)
tool; implement; means; furniture
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
quality (of a product or a service)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
well-known store; famous shop
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to grow up; to become an adult
elder sister; older female friend
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
how; in what way; I wonder
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
assortment; product lineup
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger