to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
hokora; small wayside shrine
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
mediator; go-between; middleman
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
mistress; kept woman; concubine
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
shameless; shameless person
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
indictment; prosecution; complaint
burning at the stake; execution by burning
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
please (give me); please (do for me)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
boohoo; boo hoo; wow; huh; mythical monster that suddenly shouts "uwan", surprising passersby in the night
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)