to go to; to visit; to call on
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to pause; to have a short intermission
long time; long interval; for quite some time
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
if you think about it; come to think of it
Manhattan; Manhattan (cocktail)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
direct appeal; direct petition
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
application; request; petition
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
not permitting; not authorizing
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
funny song; comic song; limerick
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
license; licence; permission; driver's license