awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to hide; to keep to oneself
spouse; wife; husband; partner
virtue; charm; merit; good point
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
domestic air route; domestic airline (company)
convenient; handy; useful
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
timewise; temporal; chronal
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
railroad; railway; rail transport
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
going home from work; on the way home from work
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
people; citizens; subjects; folk