useless; no good; hopeless
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)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
original story; original version; this volume
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
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
hard (life); tough (world)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
financial power; financial means; wealth
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry