dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sign; indication; omen; symptom
subway; metro; underground (railway)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
graduation ceremony; commencement
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to recall; to remember; to recollect
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager