to be opposite; to face each other
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
scenery; scene; landscape
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
platform; home; home base; home plate
here and there; in places
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)