mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
that day; the very same day
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to have a meal; to take a meal
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
a little bit; a little while
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
predation; eating prey; preying upon