hot spring geisha; onsen geisha; geisha working in a hot spring resort
discount for early booking
county boundary; district border
Shinkansen electrics and track inspection train
business traveller; business passenger
railroad security officer
preservation of obsolete machinery in a functional condition (e.g. train engines)
conservative government; conservative administration
departing early in the morning; departing earlier than scheduled; premature (e.g. of an disease); early onset
station at which the train does not stop
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time
parking inspector; parking police
transfer (of passengers or freight)
pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms
double heading (using two locomotives at the front of a train); double-headed train; doubleheader
conductors' station (office)
vehicle speed; speed of car
airborne warning and control system; AWACS