to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
talking while standing; standing around talking
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
9th day of the month; nine days
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to escape death; to be saved from death
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
that day; the very same day
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to get thin; to taper off
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
nod; inclination of the head
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to be busy at work; to work diligently
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case