left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
history of Japan; Japanese history
chief; main; principal; important
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
interval; break; pause; spare moment
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
boy; son; baby boy; young man
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
landed farmer; owner farmer
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching