heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
feeling that something is missing; sense that something is incomplete
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
excess; surplus; superabundance
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
train that stops at every station; local train
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to run down (stairs, etc.)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
general; popular; common; typical