to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
supply; provision; raising; procurement
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
the touch of; feel of; texture
thickness; profundity; depth
prickling; stinging; tingling
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
literature; books (reference); document
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
one's share; one's portion
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to have an idea; to have a clue
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
all night; throughout the night
to continue to rain or snow
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on