to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
matter of time; question of time
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
unimpressive; unimpressed
order; sequence; procedure
stone (used for throwing)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
simmer; bubble out; flow out
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
pre-war days; before the war
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
lately; recently; nowadays
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
to show signs of; to appear