dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
originally; by nature; from the start
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
normalcy; normality; normal
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to appease; to suppress; to calm
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
when it becomes; when it comes to
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with