railroad; railway; rail transport
extensive; vast range; wide scope
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
going around; patrol; round; tour
elevated (structure); overhead
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
diversion; putting something to another use
labor; labour; manpower; working force
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to encamp; to take up positions
several people; a few people
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
when it comes to; concerning
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
passing through without stopping; passing by
female high school student
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something