to project; to stick out; to stand out
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
design; idea; conception; plan
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
temple; shrine; sanctuary
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
play equipment; playground equipment
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pastel color; pastel colour
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
tiled; covered with tiles