dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
digital versatile disc; DVD
movie; film; motion picture
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
brand-new article; new item
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
determination; resolution
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
busters (e.g. ghost busters)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops