floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
cutting remark; biting (scathing, bitter) criticism; harsh words
imagination; supposition; guess
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to accept; to receive; to agree
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
official responsible for court ceremonies
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system)
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
administrative; executive
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
disorder; confusion; chaos
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
title deed; land certificate; muniments
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
example; illustration; precedent
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture