coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
stairs; stairway; staircase
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
setting off (on a trip); departure
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to breathe out; to exhale
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
inside a plane; in-flight
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)