under the staircase; understairs
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to blow through; to blow across
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
those (near the second person)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
space (room, area, outer space)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
moving; touching; stirring
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
between the pages of a book; between two books
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
comic books; comics; comic; comical
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
practical guide; manual; how-to book
exhibition; display; putting on show
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
horizontally mounted; horizontally parked; placed flat; lay-flat
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)