railway enthusiast who enjoys taking pictures of trains
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
district; section; sector
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to overdo; to do too much
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
sidetrack; siding; lateral line (of a fish)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)