(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to arrive home; to return
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
brief impression (of); quick comment (on)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
wise elder brother; polite reference to another's older brother, or to one's senior
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
spine; backbone; spinal column
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
appearance; air; condition; state; form
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to be found; to be discovered
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)