to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
enemy territory; hostile place
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
puppy dog; Japanese chin; Japanese spaniel
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
life; living; I; me; student
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
prickling; stinging; tingling
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to drizzle; to become bleary (of eyes)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts