lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
lifting of fighting spirit
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
discretion; judgement; judgment
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
to fire into; to shoot into
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
smelling of earth; rustic
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
wickedness; evil; wicked person
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
raising morale; lifting of morale
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn