quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
how many people; a number of people
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
many people; a large number of people
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to rush over; to run up to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to shout (in anger); to yell
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push aside; to brush aside
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to rock; to shake; to swing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
participation; joining; entry; adherence