violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
quantity or volume of water
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
memories; recollections; reminiscence
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
world; society; people; the public
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator