congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
in the end; at the end of the day
about; concerning; related to; -ish
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
secretariat; executive office
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
memory; sense; experience
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
having no idea; having no clue
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle