thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
yen (currency of Japan); circle
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
short trip; brief journey; excursion
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
curious; strange; unusual
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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
automobile society; motorized society
as a child; when one was a child
in the city; within the city
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
by myself; in person; by oneself
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell