dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
stairs; stairway; staircase
dwelling; house; residence; address
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to be exhausted; to be tired out
many; numerous; various; large number of
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)