busy; hurried; confused; flurried
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to make an appearance; to show up
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
preface; introduction; preamble
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
disorder; disturbance; unrest
decrease; reduction; decline
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
index finger; forefinger; second toe
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
imperial court; royal court
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
casualties; the killed and wounded
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
major power outage; massive blackout
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
land near a castle; castle town