important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
line; queue; procession; matrix
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
and yet; despite (all) that
customer traffic; customers; custom
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
firmly rooted; deep-seated
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
plural; multiple; several
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest