to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
Maris; Marris; Mullis; Marisu
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
great difference; big difference; wide margin
sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
exhibition; display; putting on show
adventure story; novel of adventure
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to boost; to force up; to push up
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover