wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
how many years; how long; what year
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
general public; the masses
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
extremely; very; really; super; so
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
group; party; team; squad; section
investigation; research; looking something up
to discuss; to talk together
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
woman; female; feminine gender
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Iomante; Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear is raised for two years and then sacrificed
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon