noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
literary world; literary circles
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to talk the night away; to talk all night
department store; department
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
matcha; powdered green tea
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
interruption; interference; butting in
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
about when; about what time; how soon
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
dining; dining room; meal
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly