notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
one's own handwriting; autograph
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
second marriage; remarriage
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
memory; sense; experience
prime minister; premier; chancellor
job title; name of one's position
(political) power; authority; influence
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate