sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
wherein; therein; thereinto
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to stare back at; to look back at
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
material; materials; data; information; documents
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call