palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
fast-talking; rapid talking
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
sphere; circle; range; category
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
evergreen tree; (an) evergreen
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
(passenger) car; automobile
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
mountain road; mountain trail
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
French; French food; French cuisine
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness