waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to hang (something) on the wall
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
still (continuing); as ever; further
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no, not like that (but like this)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words