omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hostility; animosity; enmity
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
official business; public business
a little bit; a little while
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
two times; twice; two degrees
heir; inheritor; successor
nothing but; none other than
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
absorption; suction; attraction
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
while; even though; despite
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
rather; better; instead; if anything
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
Europe and America; the West
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)