to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
scenery; scene; landscape
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
due form; official; formality
linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train; maglev train
construction; establishment
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
free time; time at leisure
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
horizon (related to land)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
too much; excessively; too
consequence; outcome; result; blame
many; much; plenty; hardly
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
kimono fabrics shop; draper
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to stand side by side; to stand in a row