Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
ancient Shinto music and dancing
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
white line; linea alba (anot.)
crash; kurash (wrestling)
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
please be careful; please take care
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
major cleanup; spring cleaning
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)