to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
foreigner; alien; stranger
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
road mirage; water mirage
aromatic; heroic deed; outstanding achievement
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tendency; trend; inclination
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull