to talk; to carry meaning
to be smeared; to be covered
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
misreading; misinterpreting
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
this for sure; certainly is
to join forces; to cooperate
armed forces; military; troops
to die out; to become extinct
intensification; aggravation
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker