present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
secretary (government); director; chief
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
each party; each faction; all sects
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
difficult to ...; hard to ...
street; quarter; district; area
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
distinction; discrimination
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
with a start; with a jump
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
safety devices; security provisions
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately