public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
at a stroke; with a single swoop
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
day of the Rat (esp. the first day of the Rat in the New Year); (arch.) collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots; (arch.) pine shoot pulled out by the roots
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
article; news story; report; account
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
advance; moving forward; progress
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
state of the war; war situation