railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
close call; narrow escape
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
-less; lacking; non-existing
sunlight filtering through trees
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
unheard-of; unprecedented
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
convenient; handy; useful
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
writing; composition; essay; sentence
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to speak; to say; to vocalize
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
later on; eventually; afterwards
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
how many times; how often