often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
children's story; fairy tale
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
every year; yearly; annually
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
depression; recession; slump
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
resemblance; similarity; analogy
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
going through; going via; going by way of
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment