Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
almost; roughly; approximately
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; quietly; peacefully
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
short trip; brief journey; excursion
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
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
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
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
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