confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
carving; engraving; sculpture
junior high school student; middle school pupil
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
schoolgirl; female student
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
one who knows little often repeats it
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
heaven and earth; top and bottom
creation; Creation (by God)
beginning of the world; creation
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
many; a lot; much; multitude
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament