ticket gate; faregate; ticket barrier
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
unexpected meeting; coincidence
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
female office worker; office lady; OL
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
school of one's (first, second) choice
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
one end; an end; part; fragment
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
phone scam involving a pretended relative
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back