nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
if you think about it; come to think of it
it is no use crying over spilt milk
things depend on how you look at them
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
scale; scope; plan; structure
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
important points; main points
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
script; libretto; scenario
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
order; sequence; procedure
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded