to collect; to assemble; to gather
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shellfish; seashell; shell
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
mining; digging; working (a mine)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
feeling; sense; impression
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)