that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
having an ancient and honorable origin
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
while; during (the time when)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
when it becomes; when it comes to
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
of great promise; with a promising future
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
smallish; on the small side
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to feel; to sense; to experience
snugly; cosily; compactly
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area