group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
tone (of voice); manner of talking
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
interior; inside; internal
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
under the orders of; by order (command)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
five (long cylindrical things)
four-handed performance (on the piano)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
still (continuing); as ever; further