assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
society; public; community; social studies
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
how can (one) do something
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
literally; to the letter; literal
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
bolt from the blue; great surprise
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself