great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to pass (of time); to elapse
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
document; official papers
official copy of the family register
government office; public office
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
great difference; big difference; wide margin
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
Ookura Kishichirō (1882.6.16-1963.2.2)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
the same store; the same shop
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
town; city; municipal; urban
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate