Taking the Train


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train
ressha    


local train (a form of rail service in which trains
tend to stop on every station along it route)

futuu    


express train
kyuukou    


limited express (long-distance passenger train services
that are like InterCity in Europe)

tokkyuu    


Shinkansen Bullet Train; Super Express
Shinkansen    


non-smoking car
kin-en sha    


sleeping car; sleeper (a train with carriages that have
beds for passengers to sleep in)

shindai sha    


the first train
shihatsu    


the last train
shuuden    


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