to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
war; fighting; fierce competition
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
disorder; disturbance; unrest
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to blow off; to be blown off
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to repeat; to do something over again
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
since when; from when; how long
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)