from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
early to bed early to rise
third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
departure from a country; leaving a country
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
major earthquake; large earthquake
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
border (between countries); national border