maintenance; preservation; improvement
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
such; this sort of; like this
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
information; news; report; reward; retribution
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
sick person; patient; invalid
beforehand; in advance; previously
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with