Kyūjitai form of 定期乗車券: a rider's season ticket for trains, buses, etc.

above all / no matter how you say it / at any rate / after all is said and done

(grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in k-, with minor historical changes

(grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in s-

(Classical Japanese grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in r- with four irregular bases: -a, -i, -u, and -e

(linguistics) a specific historical consonantal shift of the Japanese language during the Heian Period, wherein many word-medial /f/ sounds changed to /w/ sounds

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

waiting impatiently / time dragging on

a univalve

constantly changing phase and being highly unpredictable