to clear away; to remove; to demolish
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
in the meanwhile; during the time
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
article; news story; report; account
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
branch office; branch store
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
of course; certainly; naturally
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)