tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
as if nothing had happened
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
(essential) utilities; lifeline
as before; as ever; as it was originally
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
much less; to say nothing of
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
concealment; suppression; hiding
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
anonymity; using an assumed name
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception