to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
third stage; three stages
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
form; method; system; formula
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
direct proportion; direct ratio
heaven helps those who help themselves
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
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)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to overflow from something full
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
gamelan (traditional Indonesian music ensemble)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering