the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
university education; college education (training)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
in the meanwhile; during the time
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
on the way back; returning
senior high school; high school
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
passengers getting on and off (a train)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
unexpected meeting; coincidence