to need; to call for; to require
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
solitude; loneliness; isolation
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
interference; intervention; meddling
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
moving about; stirring about
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)