to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(not) even once; (not) ever
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
indicate reason; infers some protest
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
death rate; mortality rate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
person in charge; official; attendant
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to flare up; to burst into flames
police; police officer; police station
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
orphan; person without friends
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
early (days); initial stage; initial
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
just one person; only one
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
electricity; (electric) light
in the meanwhile; during the time
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning