to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
information board; building directory
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
privatization; privatisation
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
branch road; branch path; fork road
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
under development; in development
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
four (long cylindrical things)
somehow; for some reason or other
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey