to project; to stick out; to stand out
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
police substation; residential police box
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to throw on the fire; to burn
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
different item; different lot
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
(United States of) America; USA
rice cultivation; rice crop
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
experimental; provisional
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
horseplay; fooling around