to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
serious; severe; grave; acute
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
spot; point; place; position
body build; physique; frame
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to ascend; to go up; to climb
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it