dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
outside world; physical world
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
in the end; on top of that
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
difference; variation; difference
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
several times; a few times
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
movie camera; motion picture camera; cinecamera
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
usurer; usury; loansharking
scattered here and there; at intervals
food and drink; eating and drinking
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
bribe; money under the table