air route; air lane; by air; by plane
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
Al Mukha; Al-Mukha (Yemen)
switch (of a railroad); points (of a railway)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
to become bright; to become clear
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
take-out; take-away; carry-out
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
hustler; entrepreneur; (skilled or professional) pool player; billiard player; swindler; con man
emergency buzzer; emergency alarm
free ride (e.g. on train)
college jacket; baseball jacket