be (that) as it may; having said that
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
extensive; vast range; wide scope
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
dozens; scores of; decades
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person