to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
it is not (like that) either
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
stairs; stairway; staircase
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to be erected; to be built
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
exaltation; emotional uplift
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
living by oneself; living alone
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
imagination; supposition; guess
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically