shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
trivia; snippet of knowledge
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
postwar period; period after Second World War
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
memories; recollections; reminiscence
railroad; railway; rail transport
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to close (one's eyes); to shut
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
station vendor; selling (newspapers, etc.) at a train station; item sold at a train station
cassette (tape); game cartridge
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)