a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to cause someone to worry
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to come and go; to go back and forth
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
never mind!; don't worry about it
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other