device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
being filled with; being full of; permeation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
long (time that has passed); old (story)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
rather; better; instead; if anything
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
inside; interior; inner part
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
study; research; investigation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to torment; to harass; to tease
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
special selection; finest pick; top pick
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...