rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
unconfirmed; unidentified
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
sense of duty (obligation)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
flawless; absolute perfection
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to relax; to feel at home
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
infant; baby; little child
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic