half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to telephone; to make a phone call
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to understand; to make out
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
arrest; apprehension; capture
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
south entrance; south exit
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
difficult problem; challenge
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
yearned for; longed for; missed
manned; occupied; piloted
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
business trip; official trip
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
entrance (for passengers at a train station); passenger door (on a train, bus, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line