guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
woman; female; feminine gender
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
department store; department
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
remembrance; recollection; recognition
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
I see; that's right; indeed
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
regulation; adjustment; control
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person