setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
craftsman; skilled artisan
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
eternal; unlimited; endless
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
total eclipse of the Moon
decision; determination; resolution
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to thrust down; to push off
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
rapid development; rapid unfolding
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
long ago; already; a long time ago
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
rising; ascending; climbing
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
with a crack; with a smash
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to turn completely into; to become completely
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back