protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
split; division; break up
cannot be compared with; no match for
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
favorite; favourite; habitually used
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
even though; despite; when
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be opposite; to face each other
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
twice; again; second time
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
copier; copy machine; photocopier
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
go that far; to that extent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
paper (manufacturing) industry