assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to get late; to advance; to wear on
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
outside the country; abroad
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
foreign; abroad; overseas
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
firmly rooted; deep-seated
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)