normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
two persons; two people; pair; couple
when it comes to ...; as for ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to show up; to appear; to turn up
just because; even if; even though
to start; to begin; to commence
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing