it's been a long time; long time no see
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
something like ...; something called ...
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
way of speaking; intimation
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
bad influence; negative influence
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to rank next to; to come after
stillness; repose; standing still
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one part; one portion; one section
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods