to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
unfortunately; regrettably
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reason for being; raison d'être
accomplishment; execution
sea of blood; pool of blood
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
thorough; exhaustive; complete
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
separate; respective; different
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
sanity; consciousness; soberness
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
each and all; every single one; everybody
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to fight to the last (death)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)