root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
management; administration; operation
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to get one's head around; to think about
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
bowl of rice with food on top
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
seven (long cylindrical things)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers