usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
mountain road; mountain trail
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
that's the way it is; such is life
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
outside the country; abroad
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
decoration; ornament; trimmings
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
every person; every mouth; every entrance
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
east, west, south and north
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to recall; to remember; to recollect
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to be erected; to be built
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)