ceremony; rite; ritual; service
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
putting into operation; invocation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
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)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
historic; historical; traditional
to explain adequately; to be accountable
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do