railroad network; railroad system
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
declaration; statement; proclamation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
decorative lights; illumination
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
having ended; being resolved
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
as far as the eye can see