cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
shallow view; superficial idea; (one's) view; (one's) humble opinion
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
admiration; adoration; extolling
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
good citizens; law-abiding people
to prove; to substantiate
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph
shades of evening; dead of night
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
representative; exemplary; model
the times; an age; a day and age
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
at the time; in those days; then
person specially invited to compose and recite a poem at the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; person employed by the Imperial Court to compile anthologies of waka poetry; person summoned to perform bugaku (for the nobility)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate