manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
courteous; decorous; polite
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
dealing with complaints; handling of complaints
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
solo debut; debut as a solo artist
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
living with one's parents; living at home
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
three; three years of age
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
slightly wild-looking (fashion; esp. of a middle-aged man)
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the last moment; the very end
grudge; complaint; reproach
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when