spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
green car (Japan Railway's 1st class)
standard-size car; ordinary carriage (in a train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
feeling; sense; impression
school rules; school regulations
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
high achiever; student with good academic results
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
leading; guiding; commanding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rich person; wealthy person
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
sensibilities of the common people; ordinary people's way of thinking; popular sentiment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
departure; leaving; setting off
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
shopping area within a train station
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon