criticism; commentary; review
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
unusual; serious; incomparable
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
in the future; another day; later
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
every place; various places
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to stiffen; to become stiff
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
transport; transportation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
land route; overland route; by land; overland
almost; roughly; approximately
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate