perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
daytime; noon; broad daylight
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to die out; to become extinct
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to make sense; to be meaningful
solitude; loneliness; isolation
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
treating (someone) like an object
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
from here; from this place
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases