black rotary-dial telephone
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
God; god; ace; king; superior person
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
thunderous roar; roaring sound
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning