pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
JR ticket office; JR ticket counter; (lit.) green ticket window
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
late at night; at a late hour
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
north entrance; north exit
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
decision; determination; resolution
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
for example; for instance; e.g.
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar