rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
entrance (for passengers at a train station); passenger door (on a train, bus, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
recommendation; endorsement
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
direct connection; direct link
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
settlement; solution; resolution
to come to one's senses; to calm down