interference; intervention; meddling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
thereupon; therefore; because of that
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
until now; so far; up to the present
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
coincident with; while; simultaneously
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to be needed; to be wanted
danger; peril; hazard; risk
rising; ascending; climbing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
link; directory entry; rink
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve