unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
things at hand; personal belongings
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
narrow-gauge railway; light railway
train ticket printed on thick paper
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
by means of; due to; because of; according to
100,000; hundred thousand
such; this sort of; like this
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to carry around; to carry on one's person
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
large amount of money; great cost
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework