conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train); (train) returning to the station
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to put on airs; to assume importance
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
sweet soy sauce; sugar with soy sauce
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
snow blown up from the ground
midwinter; dead of winter
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
form; method; system; formula
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
opening a business; opening a practice
financing plan; funding plan; cash planning
none of your business; not your concern