guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
joint; seam; joining point
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
end; close; finish; termination
application; request; petition
official copy of the family register
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
guard; security (officer); guardsman
seamless; jointless; one-piece
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
amusing; funny; interesting
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to read the situation; to sense the mood
death penalty; capital punishment
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
gradually; slowly but steadily
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)