to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
sushi roll (rolled in nori); rolled sushi; norimaki; makizushi
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
overseas student; exchange student
interested person; volunteer; supporter
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
excess; surplus; superabundance
battlefield; battleground
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
freight handling; cargo sorting; disposal of goods; sale
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
(black) tea with nothing added
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
female high school student
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
female university student
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment