advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
restoration; repair; mending
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
town originally built around a temple or shrine
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain