to come and go; to go back and forth
cargo; freight; money or assets
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
number one; first; best; most; game; round
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")