guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
beyond that point; after that
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
comedic style; humorous; funny; comical
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
depiction; description; portrayal
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement