ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
likability; favorability; popularity
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
transcendence; transcendency
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
such a thing; something like that
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
question; inquiry; enquiry
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
un-Japanese in appearance or character
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone