creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
generation; the world; the age
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
railroad network; railroad system
whole nation; whole land; whole country
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
another; different; separate; discrete
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
loop line; (transportation) belt line
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one