to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
disaster film; disaster movie
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
game arcade; video arcade
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
information; news; report; reward; retribution
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
leaving everything up to someone else
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
service road; frontage road
platform; home; home base; home plate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
twice; again; second time
other than; excluding; without