present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
near; nearby; not far off
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
mille crêpes (French cake made from layers of crêpes)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to discuss; to talk together
to follow another's example
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
hiding one's embarrassment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to step forward; to take a step forward
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
that day; the very same day
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
180 degrees; complete change
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to search for; to seek for; to look for
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
solitude; loneliness; isolation
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to happen to have on hand or in stock