| At station, buy a ticket |
| 日本語 | The roman alphabet | English |
| 駅 | Eki | Station |
| 通路 | Tsuro | Passage, Path |
| 階段 | Kaidan | Stairway |
| エスカレーター | N/A | Escalator, Moving stairway |
| エレベーター | N/A | Elevator, Lift |
| 券売機 | Kenbaiki | Ticket vendor |
| 自動販売機 | Jido-hanbaiki | Automatic ticket vendor |
| みどりの窓口 | Midorino-madoguchi | Window, Teller, Station office |
| 乗車券 | Josha-ken | Ticket |
| 指定席券 | Shiteiseki-ken | Reservation ticket |
| 特急券 | Tokkyu-ken | Ticket for limited express |
| 料金 | Ryokin | Fare |
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| At station, go to platform | | |
| 日本語 | The roman alphabet | English |
| 改札口 | Kaisatsu-guchi | Barrier, Wicket, Ticket gate |
| 入口 | Iri-guchi | Entrance |
| 出口 | De-guchi | Exit |
| 北口 | Kita-guchi | North gate, exit |
| 東口 | Higashi-guchi | East gate, exit |
| 西口 | Nishi-guchi | West gate, exit |
| 南口 | Minami-guchi | South gate, exit |
| 新幹線 | Shinkansen | Shinkansen |
| 在来線 | Zairaisen | Line |
| 〜方面 | homen | for |
| 上り | Nobori | for the start of the line |
| 下り | Kudari | for the end of the line |
| 〜行き | iki | bound for |
| 〜番線 | bansen | platform number, track number |
| 入線時刻 | Nyusen-jikoku | Arrival time to platform |
| 発車時刻 | Hassha-jikoku | Departure time from platform |
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| Train |
| 日本語 | The roman alphabet | English |
| 快速特急 | Kaisoku-tokkyu | Rapid limited express |
| 特急 | Tokkyu | Limited express |
| 急行 | Kyuko | Express |
| 準急 | Junkyu | Semi express |
| 区間準急 | Kukan-junkyu | Section semi express |
| 特別快速 | Tokubetsu-kaisoku | Limited rapid |
| 快速 | Kaisoku | Rapid |
| 区間快速 | Kukan-kaisoku | Section rapid |
| 普通 | Futsu | Local |
| 各駅 | Kakueki | Local |
| 各停 | Kakutei | Local |
| 各駅停車 | Kakueki-teisha | Local |
| 〜ライナー | N/A | Rapid, reserved seat only |
| 通勤急行 | Tsukin-kyuko | Business express |
| 通勤快速 | Tsukin-kaisoku | Business rapid |
| 〜号車 | gosha | car number |
| グリーン車 | Green-sha | First class of JR |
| 普通車 | Futsu-sha | Economy class |
| 指定席 | Shitei-seki | Reserved seat |
| 自由席 | Jiyu-seki | Non reserved seat |
| A寝台 | A shindai | First class of sleeping car, carriage |
| B寝台 | B shindai | Economy class of sleeping car, carriage |
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| At station, get off |
| 日本語 | The roman alphabet | English |
| 到着時刻 | Tochaku-jikoku | Arrival time |
| 到着番線 | Tochaku-bansen | Platform number of arrival |
| 乗り換え | Norikae | Transfer |
| 清算 | Seisan | Fare adjustment |
| 精算 | Seisan | Fare adjustment |
| 自動清算機 | Jido-seisanki | Automated chekout counter |
| 自動精算機 | Jido-seisanki | Automated chekout counter |
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