pressure; oppression; suppression
probability; likelihood; chances
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to surge; to well up; to gush out
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
acceleration; speeding up
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
in the mountains; among the mountains
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to arrive home; to return
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial