bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
planning; project; plan; design
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
every month; each month; monthly
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
book café; bookshop with in-house café
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
social networking service; SNS
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
since some time or another; since who-knows-when