to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
right beside; close to; nearby
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to reverberate; to resound; to echo
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to accompany; to go with; to go together
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter