normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
government service; the bureaucracy
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
agricultural community; farm village; rural
requisition; commandeering; conscription
employment (long term); hire
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to complain; to make a complaint
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
small change; coins; small sum of money
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
a long time ago; in those days
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle