earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
ancient city; former capital
excursion; field trip; school trip
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
ongoing; in progress; afoot
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
intelligence gathering; information gathering
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
because; as; since; so; due to
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
it is no use crying over spilt milk
dozens; scores of; decades
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking