to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
title; index; heading; headline; caption
The Merchant of Venice (play by William Shakespeare)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
equality; uniformity; evenness
handrail; railing; banister
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
still; as yet; as it has been
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to thrust down; to push off
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
full throttle; full power
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)