to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
treasure chest; strongbox
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to breathe out; to exhale
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
in the same manner as before; the same as always
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
it's been a long time; long time no see
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
no need to guess; certainly
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.