listening device; bug; wiretap
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
briskly (walk); at a quick pace
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
light trap (for killing insects)
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
new town (esp. planned satellite towns of Osaka Prefecture); new housing development
condo; condominium; condominium apartment
business; trade; operations; sales
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
maximum permissible level or dosage
late at night; at a late hour
moment; brief space of time
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)