depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
hidden treasure; treasured article
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
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
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
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 ...)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
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.)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to roll up; to be rolled up
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air