dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
while; during; while; although; all; both
to crawl towards; to creep up to
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
the opposite direction; the other way
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
without trouble; easily; readily
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement