thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to devise; to plot; to plan
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
each house; every house; many houses
one's own property; possessions
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to get help; to enlist aid
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course
to blaze; to burn brightly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
clanging; empty; deserted
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
remaining; left-over; excess
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
verbal message; word (from someone)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees; (lit.) white sand, green pines
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly