to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
polite; respectful; reverent
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
agricultural land; farmland
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
such; like that; in that way
smelling of earth; rustic
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pair; the two; both persons; both things
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
that is to say; so that means
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix