last week; the week before
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
additional bus service; extra bus
(made of) stone; stone-built
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
import; importation; introduction; afferent
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
front entrance; front door
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
newspaper slot; newspaper box
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
a few seconds; several seconds
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote