to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
even more; still more; further
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to lose heart; to lose motivation
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
impossible to do (although wants to)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
story; tale; talk; discussion
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)