inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
admiration; wonder; astonishment
rather than; more ... than ...
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
theatre; theater; playhouse
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(carved) statue; sculpture
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
I see; that's right; indeed
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
very rich person; the super rich
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)