besides; in addition; also; moreover
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
way out; means to escape; escape route
choices; alternatives; options
deadly serious; deadly earnest
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to make an appeal; to urge
space (room, area, outer space)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
purple smoke; tobacco smoke