半ば

Middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

迎え

Meeting, greeting, welcome

ゴールデンウィーク

Golden week (early-may holiday season in japan)

交通

Traffic, transportation, communication, exchange (of ideas, etc.), intercourse

向かう

To face; to go towards

迎え

Meeting, greeting, welcome

機関

Engine; agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body; system, facility, facilities

下り

Down-train (going away from tokyo); down-slope, downward going

混雑

Congestion, crush, crowding, jam; confusion, disorder

地

Earth, ground, land, soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

各

Each, every, all

人達

People

ピーク

Peak; peek

行楽

outing, picnic, excursion, pleasure trip

客

Guest, visitor; customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!

ホーム

Platform; home

列

Queue, line, row, column, sequence, string, train

重

-fold, -ply

駅

Station

東京

Tokyo

出来

Workmanship, craftsmanship, execution, finish; grades, results, score, record; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings, transactions

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

帰省

Homecoming, returning home

状態

Current status, condition, situation, circumstances, state

すし詰め

Jam-packed, packed in like sushi (like sardines)

名古屋

Nagoya (city)

楽しみ

Enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby; anticipation, looking forward to

味噌

Miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point, good part (of something); weakling, weak person

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!

煮込み

stew, hodgepodge

遊び

Playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

ゆっくり

Slowly, at ease, restful

一緒

Together; at the same time; same, identical

時間

Time; hours

休み

Rest, recess, respite; vacation, holiday, absence, suspension; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

取っ

Emphatic prefix

各社

All companies, each company

下り

Down-train (going away from tokyo); down-slope, downward going

混雑

Congestion, crush, crowding, jam; confusion, disorder

鉄道

Railroad, railway, rail transport

新幹線

Shinkansen, bullet train

東北

North-east; tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of honshu)

ピーク

Peak; peek

東海道

Tokaido (edo-period edo-kyoto highway)

北陸

Region west of tokyo on japan sea side of japan

出発

Departure

席

Seat; location (of a gathering, etc.), place; position, post

指定

Designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at

新幹線

Shinkansen, bullet train

各

Each, every, all

駅

Station

午前

Morning, a.m

東京

Tokyo

満席

Full house, all seats occupied, fully occupied

北海道

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

苺

Strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, fragaria x ananassa)

楽しみ

Enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby; anticipation, looking forward to

久しぶり

A long time (since the last time), it''s been a while (since i last saw, mailed, etc., you)

案内

Information, guidance, leading; to guide, to show (around), to conduct

僕

I, me; you; manservant

感じ

Feeling, sense, impression

便

Convenience, service, facility, accommodation; excreta (esp. faeces), excrement, stool

一方

One (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; on the one hand, on the other hand; whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

空

Sky, the heavens

下り

Down-train (going away from tokyo); down-slope, downward going

混雑

Congestion, crush, crowding, jam; confusion, disorder

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays

ピーク

Peak; peek

国内線

Domestic air route, domestic airline (company)

予約

Reservation, appointment, booking, advance order; contract, subscription, pledge

パーセント

Percent, percentage

率

Rate, ratio, proportion, percentage

九

Nine

下り

Down-train (going away from tokyo); down-slope, downward going

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays

十

Ten

日本航空

Japan air lines, jal

国内線

Domestic air route, domestic airline (company)

全日空

All nippon airways, ana