both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
festival marking the start of boating season
just above; right overhead
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
body; group; party; company; troupe
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
violent explosion; bursting
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to hide; to conceal oneself
symbol; code; sign; notation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
various places; several sources
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once