railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
sympathy; empathy; response
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
totally willing; fully motivated
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
final; eventual; ultimate
progress; advance; improvement; development
directly opposite; right in front
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to stiffen; to become stiff