large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
strong point; forte; merit; strength
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
intellectual-type gangster
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick