as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
deep-seated grudge; hatred
material; substance; matter
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
danger; peril; hazard; risk
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
beginning; outset; first; onset
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
absorption; suction; attraction
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
after a long time; for the first time in a while
supply; supplying; replenishment
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
accumulation; accumulate; store
even more; still more; further
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate