consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
really; truly; indeed; good grief
business; trade; operations; sales
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
adds force or indicates command
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
moquette (thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
railroad corporation; railway company
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
how; in what way; how about; questionable
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing