(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
by means of; due to; because of; according to
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
madness; craziness; insanity
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
large amount of money; great cost
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
as was expected; sure enough
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
disorder; disturbance; unrest
with each person; with everyone
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
city police; municipal police
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
being very busy; busyness
deputy head teacher; vice principal
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
hunchback; humpback; crookback
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare