to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
counter for books; volume
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
preliminary step; first step
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to complain; to make a complaint
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to ask a high price; to overcharge
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
neighbourhood; neighborhood
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
short pause; short interval
whereabout; about where; how much
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
the way back; the way home; return trip
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
invitation; introduction; temptation
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall