in name only; titular; nominal
society; the world; the times
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
an inch ahead; the immediate future
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
alone and dejected; lonely and downhearted; lonely and crestfallen
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to challenge (a person) to a fight
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
prayer (for something); supplication
helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to rain incessantly; to downpour
white kimono in which dead person is dressed
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be worried; to be troubled
gasping; breathing heavily
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to pause; to have a short intermission
to press against each other; to huddle together
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
with a click; with a snap
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
godsend; gift from providence
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view