wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
considerably; greatly; a lot
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
and yet; though; when; in spite of
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
history of Japan; Japanese history
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whereabout; about where; how much
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
annual (plant); first-year student
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
interior; inside; internal