the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
together; at the same time; same; identical
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
now that you say that; now that you mention it
that's true; of course; obviously
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in comparison to; rather than
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be surprised; to be astonished
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
not caring; not giving a damn
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
corridor; hallway; passageway
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
conviction; belief; confidence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch