guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
club activities; extracurricular activities
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
order; directive; instructions; command
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
passion; enthusiasm; zeal