successive generations; successive emperors
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
stone (used for throwing)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
continuation; succession; series; continuous
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
armed might; military power; the sword; force
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
rumor of a romance (rumour)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
turmoil; chaos; confusion
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
breakdown of negotiations