PASMO; rechargeable prepaid IC card used for travel and purchases
rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes
next number (magazine, etc.); next issue
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
leaving (fleeing) the capital
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
comparatively; quite; rather
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
(one) letter; (one) character
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
business hours; opening hours; office hours
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
government worker; public servant; civil servant
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
editor (in publishing, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
1,000,000; one million; million; many
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn