cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
relieving the (starting) pitcher
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious