in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
complete lie; outright lie
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
here and there; in places
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
in history; ever; historical
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
morpho (butterfly, Morpho sp.)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)