abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to rain incessantly; to downpour
ray (of light); beam; light
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
of course; certainly; naturally
at that time; in those days
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
name; given name; first name
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
called; known as; that; to say
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise