ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
direct unforked road; straight path
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
chair; stool; post; office; position
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
reluctance; regret; frugality
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)