hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
notice; attention; observation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
shoulder strap (on a dress)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
in succession; one after another
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
how many people; a number of people
to surround; to crowd around
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
interval; break; pause; spare moment
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge