train ticket printed on thick paper
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
narrow-gauge railway; light railway
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
business school (in a university); faculty of commerce
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
introduction; outline; general remarks
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
number-withheld phone calls
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
one after another; in succession
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
serious crime; grave crime
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
marriageable age; chance of marriage
clearing one's throat; cough
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation