laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
changing clothes; change of clothes
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
script; libretto; scenario
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
reward money; reward; honorarium
position; location; base; point; site
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
this occasion; at this time; now
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
inner circumference; internal circumference
major dealer; wealthy merchant
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
watering hole; watering place
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
on the occasion of; at the time of
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
training range; training grounds; training area
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)