to increase; to add to; to augment
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
single-person cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
writing on someone's behalf
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
ability; capability; competence; skill
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
sea of fire; sea of flame
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar