railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
be (that) as it may; having said that
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to die; to lay down life's burden
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
electricity; (electric) light
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
oblique line; forward slash
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath