establishment; founding; organization; organisation
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
the same generation; coeval
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
celebration; auspicious occasion
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to rally; to make a comeback
without leaving any trace
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
decline; fall; decay; withering
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone