wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
strategist; tactician; schemer
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
pointing out; identification
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe