to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
calming down; quieting down
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
mass communication; mass media
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
January; first month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
lodging host; lodging place
personal history; background; career
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
world; society; people; the public
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
every year; yearly; annually
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition