to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
here and there; in places
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
the same generation; coeval
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
close to the wall; alongside the wall
chair; stool; post; office; position
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to