large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
pseudo-romance; pseudo (mock) love affair
rental house; rental housing; house to let
attention seeker; look-at-me
order (to an employee from management)
slightly heavy; a little heavy
subscriber; reader; admirer
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
disinfection; sterile filtration
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
no-good man; (male) loser
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
original picture; key frame; key animation
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
draw; tie; quits; even; square
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
parents and siblings; one's relatives
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to think constantly about; to dwell on