to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
business ability; business acumen
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
defense; defence; protection
business discussion; negotiation
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
(how) many times; (how) often
to repeat; to do something over again
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to seize (secure) evidence