repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
outside the city area; suburbs
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
skyline; scenic mountain road
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to understand; to make out
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to walk away; to walk off
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
casualties; the killed and wounded
burned down; entirely destroyed
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to claim victims; to leave casualties
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
literature; books (reference); document
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
individual; private person; personal; private
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period