route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
going through; going via; going by way of
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
supply; supplying; replenishment
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
cargo; freight; money or assets
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to call a person's attention (to)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
regulars; regular soldiers
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cold district; northern district
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
4th day of the month; four days
departure; leaving; setting off
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
outside (the room, building); outdoors