traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
north wind; northerly wind
day of month; counter for days
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
hard to reach place; remote place
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
passing through without stopping; passing by
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
odds and ends; all; every
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
neat and clean; tidy; trim
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful