but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
very much; exceedingly; extremely
study; research; investigation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
course; route; path; process; means
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
public telephone; pay phone
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
railroad; railway; rail transport
in terms of; from the point of view of
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
three; three years of age
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
three sides; small offering stand
going north; heading northward
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
most difficult; next to impossible
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
possible; likely; probable
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
how long; how far; how much
to divide into three (parts); to trisect