dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
while; during; while; although; all; both
to crawl towards; to creep up to
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
the opposite direction; the other way
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement