lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to like; to love; to be fond of
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
calamity; disaster; misfortune
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
deceased; late; dead; departed
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
hereditary system; hereditary succession
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
of tender years; very young
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
in succession; one after another
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
bento; Japanese box lunch
one (thing); one piece; one item
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
being very busy; busyness
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
serious look (on one's face); straight face
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source