junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
door; gate; opening; title page
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
muttering voice; murmuring voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to pick up; to find; to gather
to get slightly dirty (all over)
chair; stool; post; office; position
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
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
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to encamp; to take up positions
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go