deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
environmental destruction
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
the place for; the time for; the level of
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
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)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
with a start; with a jump
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike