to continue to increase; to continue to mount
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to rain incessantly; to downpour
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
vent; ventilation opening
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
hidden room; secret chamber
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
relation; connection; relevance
founder; originator; pioneer
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility