to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to hide; to keep to oneself
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
reform; reformation; reorganization
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
that is to say; so that means
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to state; to express; to mention
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)