seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
identification; ID; identity
identification papers; ID
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence); lieutenant
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)