strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
schoolgirl; female student
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
senior high school student
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to press against each other; to huddle together
to bend; to warp; to curve
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to choose; to select; to pick (out)