old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
green car (Japan Railway's 1st class)
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
conviction; belief; confidence
to spend time (on doing something)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be erected; to be built
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
something; some kind of; for some reason