railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to get slightly dirty (all over)
Japanese-style bookbinding
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
handbook; instruction book; manual
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)