tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
name; given name; first name
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to grimace; to make a wry face
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
world; society; people; the public
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to dye; to colour; to color
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
several years; a few years
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
trade; buying and selling
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
never ceasing; never ending
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
to recall; to remember; to recollect
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers