dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to leave something as it is
to wear a sword at one's side
agreement; stipulation; contract
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
chartula; bagged charge (for artillery); cartridge
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
occupying (a position); holding (a spot)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
river; stream; River; the ... river
how long; how far; how much
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(navigable) canal; waterway
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
shades of evening; dead of night
along the river; riverside
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
ramification; branching off
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex