to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
national holiday; public holiday
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
men and women of all ages
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
trauma (usu. psychological)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
leader; central personage
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
you could say; you might say; verging on the
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
battlefield; battleground
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
near; close; beside; third person