to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
opening fully; full throttle; full power
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to tumble down; to roll down
tradition; legend; folklore
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
each nation; many nations; many countries
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
transactions; dealings; business
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to gather; to collect; to assemble
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
many; numerous; various; large number of
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on