to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
invitation; introduction; temptation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to move forward; to move on
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind