here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to look around; to survey
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to recall; to remember; to recollect
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
rainy; showery; inclement
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
for example; for instance; e.g.
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
(made of) stone; stone-built
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary