to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to make merry; to be festive
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
handrail; railing; banister
preface; introduction; preamble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
influencing (a person) for good
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
being somewhat excited (agitated)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
emotional strength; force of will
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)