course; route; path; process; means
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
cannot be compared with; no match for
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
window-gazing; window-shopping
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
great-grandmother; great-grandma
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
at that time; in those days
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
already; now; no longer; not any more
yakuman from having at least 13 han
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
decision; settlement; definition