mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
surroundings; environs; circumference
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that is to say; so that means
stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
scenery; scene; landscape
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
late at night; small hours of the morning
confirmation of somebody's identity; enactment; establishment; creation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly