seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
chair; stool; post; office; position
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
story; tale; talk; discussion
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
coherence; order; focus; point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
some people; a few people; several people
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to collect; to assemble; to gather
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)