movie; film; motion picture
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to begin talking; to open up
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
un-Japanese in appearance or character
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
called; known as; that; to say
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
only; merely; but; no more than
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
silence; stillness; quietness
corridor; hallway; passageway
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent