ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
the very start; the very beginning
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
great speed; recklessly fast speed
destination; place one stays during a trip
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
with a bump; with a clunk
as a child; when one was a child
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to get between; to be caught in