good policy; wise policy; best plan
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
veil of darkness; curtain of night
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
iron hammer; crushing blow
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
toast; congratulatory cup
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
world-destroying conflagration
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
recompense; indemnity; atonement
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
change; transformation; inversion
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
gradually; slowly but steadily
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end