to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
as expected; as predicted
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to call in; to invite; to bring in
woman; female; feminine gender
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to speak ill of; to disparage
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave