normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
preference; priority; precedence
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
village; hamlet; settlement
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
study; learning; tutorial
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
thrift; economy; frugality
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to make a success in life
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?