seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
pupil; student; schoolchild
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to take up space; to occupy space
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to remove; to move out of the way
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
by sheer strength; by brute force
chance (of success); odds
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder