tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
caller; visitor; company; guest
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
head; lead; vanguard; first
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to think (something) strange
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
metre; meter; meter; gauge
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to be conspicuous; to stand out
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
gem; jewel; precious stone
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical