to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
hey there; I say; see here
line; queue; procession; matrix
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
retort; back talk; backchat
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
voting; ballot; poll; vote
armband; arm band; brassard
to keep a watchful eye on
ballot paper; voting paper
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
how can (one) do something
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration