to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
dark clouds; black clouds
to kill by burning to death
great scholar; profound scholar
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
lowly person; person of low status; commoner
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to cease; to stop; to be over
disorder; confusion; chaos
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
15th day of the month; 15 days
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be softened; to calm down
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
financial power; financial means; wealth
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
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)
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
custom; habit; customary practice
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
guess; speculation; supposition