hot spring geisha; onsen geisha; geisha working in a hot spring resort
discount for early booking
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)
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)
temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time
parking inspector; parking police
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
airborne warning and control system; AWACS
I am writing to you; I am (taking the liberty of) getting in touch with you
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
articles disposed of or sold off by the government
lucky person; fortunate man
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law); private organisation