ominous air; weird air; menacing atmosphere
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
nightlife; night amusements
talented person; clever person
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
adding something to or altering a finished work of art; something added or altered in this manner
vocal sound; tone of voice
age or life of the emperor
central pavilion (of Heian Palace)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ruler and ruled; master and servant
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
message of condolence; memorial address
distinguishing; distinction; discrimination; telling apart
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to do together; to share; to participate in
to hold something reverently with both hands
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
pretext; pretense; pretence
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
religious ceremony (to appease the gods)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
sinking into obscurity; being ruined
promotion; raising of status
courteous reception; honorable treatment; honourable treatment
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
complication; confusion; disorder
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
cannot be helped; unavoidable
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
each (every) time; whenever
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss