disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
switching over to; migration; transition
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
present continuous tense; present progressive form
column of water; water column
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
what sort of; what kind of; what way
simply; merely; only; solely
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
this occasion; at this time; now
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)