substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
everything; anything; nothing
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
ostensible (surface) reason
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
treasure house; storage for valuable property
unused item; never-used item
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
transfer; assignment; conveyance
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to become possible; to become able to (do)