idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
hitting the ball squarely
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
smelting furnace; blast furnace
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
without leaving any trace
from the viewpoint of; according to
on the sea; surface of the sea
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to be able to manage somehow or another
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration