living room (Western style); sitting room
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to visit frequently; to haunt
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
construction; establishment
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
writing implement; writing tool
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
individual; private person; personal; natural person
new book; new publication
reading aloud; recitation
educational institution; school; academy; campus
fantasy fiction; bizarre fiction
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
pupil; student; schoolchild
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly