the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
coincident with; while; simultaneously
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
resumption of service (train, bus, etc.)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
serious accident; major incident
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
tendency; trend; inclination
chief; main; principal; major
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
railway bridge; iron bridge
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to be too numerous; to be too much
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn