one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
business; errand; nature of one's business
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
proposal; motion; recommendation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
final conclusion; end product
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
responsibility; duty; obligation
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
black lustre; black luster
action scene (in a movie)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to knock down; to utterly defeat