normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
being startled; getting a shock
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
large tree; big tree; huge tree
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
period of youth; while young
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
immediately; right away; on the spot
unprecedented; never seen before
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
jokingly; in the form of a joke
surely; certainly; without doubt
but; however; even though; even if
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
society; the world; the times
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
does not match (one's, its) appearance