cooperation; collaboration
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
privatization; privatisation
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
considerably; fairly; quite
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
the press; (in the) newspapers
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
annotation; explanatory note; comment
anonymity; using an assumed name
fifth day of the month; five days