crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
presumption; assumption; estimation
exceeding ...; over ...; above ...
high efficiency; high performance
if it is (the case that ...)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
euphemism; euphemistic expression
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
like this; this sort; this way
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to know (someone); to think; to believe
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to smirk; to grin broadly