labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
around the world; throughout the world
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
craving; longing; thirsting
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
the other day; lately; recently
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
surely; certainly; without doubt
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
personal attendant; valet; maid
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
helper; assistant; help; assistance
crops; agricultural produce
supply; provision; raising; procurement
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger