seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
reaction; response; reaction
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
around the clock; day and night
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
preface; introduction; preamble
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
school building; schoolhouse
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
place; situation; position; location
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling