normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
town; city; municipal; urban
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
name; given name; first name
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to glare at each other; to confront each other
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
both (people); the two of them
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
hating; strongly disliking
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
transactions; dealings; business
as (for); for; in the capacity of
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye