criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
reason; cause; history; origin
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
this and that; one thing or another
that day; the very same day
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
sad; wretched; deplorable
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
instead; but (on the other hand)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
determination; resolution
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
regret; repentance; remorse
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to dance; to perform dance steps
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque