to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
of course; certainly; naturally
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
system; institution; organization; organisation
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
one cause; one reason; one factor
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
I see; that's right; indeed
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
society; public; community; social studies
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
really; truly; indeed; good grief
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
father; dad; husband; you; he
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival