to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
very great; enormous; serious
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
how; in what way; by what means
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
street stall; stand; booth
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
sequel; later development
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
healthy; sound; wholesome
emotional scars; mental trauma
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
gesture; gesticulation; motion
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...