normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
middle period; medium-term
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to think of; to come up with
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
tenement house; row house
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
kitchen; financial situation
title of honour; title of honor
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining