standing close together; bristling (with)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
entrance; admission; entering
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
second-year student; biennial
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
being somewhat excited (agitated)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
critic; reviewer; commentator
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
major subject; special study
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say