to have a talk; to tell a story
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
profitable plan; good plan
aggressiveness; combativeness
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
production; output; turning out
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
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)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
without; but if; otherwise; or else
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)