to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
have a good day; take care; see you
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
all companies; each company
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
practice; practising; experience
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
here and there; everywhere
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
repeatedly; several times; many times
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)