to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
last days; the end; one's fate
suppression; repression; subjugation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
both; both sides; both parties
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
war funds; war expenditures
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to be moderate of; to save; to curtail
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
work; business; company; study
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
edict; public announcement
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
(legacy of an) administration
to become better; to improve
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury