usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
frequency (of occurrence)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
seeing off and meeting on return
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
it seems so; that's what it looks like