to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to dance; to perform dance steps
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
stealthily; secretly; in secret
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
home area; home town; local
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to rip off a coupon; to punch a ticket
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
silence (not speaking); muteness
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill