to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
leave it to me; count on me
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
woman; female; feminine gender
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment