strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
election; selection; choice
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
common people; ordinary people; masses
(religious) faith; belief; creed
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
domestic wastewater; household effluent
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
release; emission; ejection
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban