to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate
timewasting; killing time
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
episode; anecdote; vignette
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
priority; order of precedence
thought; consideration; thinking
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
that day; the very same day
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
minimum; at the very least
to spend time (on doing something)
running time (e.g. of movie)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
now that you say that; now that you mention it
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open