severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
kitchen; financial situation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
cheap article; poor quality article
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
curiosity; inquisitiveness
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
surely; certainly; without doubt
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
in proportion to; just as much as
close to the wall; alongside the wall
spine (of book); binding (of book)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to leave word; to leave a message
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis