skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
one by one; one after another; successively
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to whine; to make feeble complaints
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
retreating figure; appearance from behind
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
just a minute; small quantity
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to talk; to chat; to chatter