conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
road service (for motor vehicles); roadside assistance
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
recovery; undoing; recall
intimacy; affection; familiarity
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
sequel; later development
sixth day of the month; six days
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
light blue; pale blue; aqua
in deep black; in jet black
powder snow; powdery snow
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to grow up; to become an adult
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
pitch dark; total darkness
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to subsist; to keep on living
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly