to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
omnivore; omnivorous animal
natural product; product of nature
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
being entertained by a geisha
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
upper reaches of a river; upstream
Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
person of common sense; common sense man