town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
consequence; outcome; result; blame
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
scenery; scene; landscape
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel; to sense; to experience
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)