green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
scale; scope; plan; structure
several people; a few people
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
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)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to rush over; to run up to
small change; coins; small sum of money
answering machine; answer phone
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
answering machine; answerphone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be at a loss for words
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to thrust before; to thrust at
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)