crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
fortress; stronghold; citadel
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
bureau director; office chief
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
munitions factory; arms factory; war plant
region; limits; stage; level
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
thought; idea; conception
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
social; societal; societary
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
handsome young man; Adonis
throng; gathering of people
automatic; intransitive verb
long time; long interval; for quite some time
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
several million; millions (of)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
deliverables; delivered product
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained