walls have ears; (lit.) sliding doors have eyes
increased or beefed up security
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
to publish a book; to put out a book
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
old body; aged person; elderly person
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
elementary level; beginner level
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to slip through; to slip past; to evade