ancient times; distant past; antiquity
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
by means of; due to; because of; according to
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
opinion; intention; thought
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to arrive; to come to pass
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
special; particular; peculiar; unique
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect