fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
compilation; editing; recording
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
platform; home; home base; home plate
depending on; dependent on
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
fully prepared; all ready
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
opposite side; other side
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to dance; to perform dance steps
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
home area; home town; local
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to rip off a coupon; to punch a ticket
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating