counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
complete stranger; total stranger
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
immediately; right away; on the spot
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
input; (data) entry; typing
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
unable to resist; unable to suppress
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
red paper lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
old clothes; secondhand clothing
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample