drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
then; and (then); in that case; if so
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
you could say that; that might be so
convention; tired tradition; old custom
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to begin talking; to open up
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
man of the future; Homo futurus
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to summon courage; to be brave
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)