to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
otherwise; or else; if not
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
morning; forenoon; just before noon
platform; home; home base; home plate
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
correction; rectification; mending; repair
cherry blossom (colour, color)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
horizon (related to bodies of water)
sea level; (surface of) sea
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop