speech; expression; wording; language
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
if it is (the case that ...)
pointing out; identification
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
only recently; just of late
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
railroad; railway; rail transport
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
4th day of the month; four days
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line