everywhere; at every turn
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
menial; meanness; servility; abject
that is to say; so that means