edge of the eaves; house frontage
first shrine visit of the New Year
convenient; handy; useful
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
wilderness; virgin land; wild land; habitat; native land
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
out of character; unlike one
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
youthful; young; young-looking
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
discount coupon; discount ticket
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
full ripeness; full maturity
drifting; drift; being adrift
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years