to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
staying in the air; remaining airborne
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
world-destroying conflagration
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
meteor; shooting star; falling star
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
suddenly; all of a sudden
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to exchange; to interchange
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
preparatory phase; preparatory period