railroad; railway; rail transport
subway; metro; underground (railway)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
encountering; facing; being confronted with; coming upon
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
waterproofing; making watertight
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
piece of meat; cut of meat
self-control; self-restraint
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
stepwise; one step at a time
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
harmful gas; toxic gas; noxious gas
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
main cause; primary factor
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
gushing out; welling up; springing up
melting; liquefying; fusion
deceased; late; dead; departed