considerably; greatly; a lot
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
influential person; man of importance
to play a leading role; to play a central part
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
now that; since; so long as; because
process; course; mechanism
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
murder; homicide; manslaughter
experience; history; record; career
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to have one's name entered (in a list)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
(another's) daughter; young lady
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to not believe one's ears
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
property; fortune; assets
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is