ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
because of; owing to; due to
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
light; right; right field; right fielder
to shed light; to cast light
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
front; frontage; facade; main
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
rather; sooner; preferably
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
one way or the other; either way
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to intervene; to stop (something)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt