normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to make a lasting impression
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
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
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
being too late; losing one's final chance
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another