terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
for the first time in one's life
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
invitation; introduction; temptation
to approach; to draw near
suggestion; hint; implication
living room (Western style); sitting room
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
Decola (brand-name laminate similar to Formica, made of melamine resin)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
front; frontage; facade; main
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of