to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
guidance; leadership; leading the way
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
clanging; empty; deserted
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
stairs; stairway; staircase
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to chase; to run after; to pursue
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river