to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to manage a state; to govern a country
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
soon; shortly; before long
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
serious; severe; grave; acute
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to run down (stairs, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
as much as one can; as much as possible
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to watch steadily; to stare
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
very interesting; of great interest
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to steal; to rob; to take away
to satisfy one's appetite
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
on and after; from ... onward; since
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)