grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
use; utilization; utilisation; application
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
thereupon; shortly thereafter
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
that is to say; so that means
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be able to manage somehow or another
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)