rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
temporary suspension public transport service
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
the West; the Occident; Western countries
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
student (esp. a university student)
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show