to look around; to survey
lately; recently; nowadays
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
after a long time; for the first time in a while
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
historic; historical; traditional
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
reflective; introspective
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
belongings; appendage; accessory
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
Yomiuri Giants (Japanese pro baseball team)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
one's share; one's portion
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
feeling one gets from listening to something
1,000,000; one million; million; many
masterful performance; virtuosity