limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be annoying; to be troublesome
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
for use by children; for children
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
elementary and middle schools
excursion; field trip; school trip
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
serious accident; major incident
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
cost of a meal (or meals)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to become inverted; to become reversed