-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
setting sail; departure (from a port)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
greedy; avaricious; covetous
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
starvation; famine; hunger
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
since then; from that time; ever since
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
poppy seed; something extremely tiny
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation