that's the way it is; such is life
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to recall; to remember; to recollect
stifled (laughter); simmering
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
construction; establishment
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
theatre; theater; playhouse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
field overseer; site foreman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
directions; instructions; orders; command
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be surprised; to be astonished
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
of course; certainly; naturally
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to