to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
foreign matter; impurities
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
completion; perfection; accomplishment
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
landowner; landlord; landlady
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
village headman; village mayor
futures price; forward price; forward rate (of exchange)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
... years old; age (of) ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude