in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
for a while; for some time; for a period
popular person; favorite; favourite
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
young persons' association
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
exemplification; illustrating by example
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
temporary dwelling; temporary housing
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
loading (of cargo, freight, etc.); stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
less than ...; smaller ...
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
unspecified large number (of people)