body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
sympathy; compassion; pity
battlefield; battleground
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
so; like this; in this way
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
all; entire; whole; altogether
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
camping; campground; making camp
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda