influence; effect; impact
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
student (esp. a university student)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy