to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
then; well; so; well then
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
party-internal; within the party
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
this occasion; at this time; now
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
emperor (of Japan); mikado
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war