to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
audience (with a person of high standing)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
button (clothing); push-button
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
governmental office opening (usually special case)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
front; frontage; facade; main
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
guard; security (officer); guardsman
identification; ID; identity
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
way; method; means; (technical) specification
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
like this; this sort; this way
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stairs; stairway; staircase
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside