puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
Japan's best; number one in Japan
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
hometown; rural township (of China)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to boil strongly; to be excited
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to call each other's names
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive