steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
woman; lady; adult female
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
unglazed pottery; bisque; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
second generation; second; junior
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
two days later; day after next; next day but one
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)