simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
plaster or mortar-covered wall
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
it hasn't been long since
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
regret; repentance; remorse
police officer; policeman; policewoman
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
girl; lass; young thing; chick
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer