idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
something like ...; something called ...
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
surveillance camera; security camera
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to compose; to put together
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
after that; afterwards; thereafter