birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
open; spacious; extensive
to run around; to bustle about
living thing; living creature; animal; life
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
dressed up (in fine clothes)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
senior high school; high school
commuting to school; school commute
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
ticket gate; faregate; ticket barrier
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate