white line; linea alba (anot.)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
thunderous roar; roaring sound
impossible; unlikely; improbable
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to slide into; to slip into
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
forcibly; against one's will
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to give directions; to issue instructions
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
you (plural); all of you; you all
to run off; to break into a run; to start running