ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
outside of; not covered by
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to think (something) strange
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
upper half of the body; upper body
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
business; trade; operations; sales
shop; small store; business; firm