to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
debt collection; debt collector
cystitis; inflammation of the bladder
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
breeding; raising; rearing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
piece; fragment; one (object)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow