limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
ancient Shinto music and dancing
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
white line; linea alba (anot.)
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
please be careful; please take care
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
place to die; place of death
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
in the same manner as before; the same as always
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
secret base; hideout; hidden position
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours