to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
still (continuing); as ever; further
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
evil spirit; demon; devil
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
strength; power; proficiency; ability
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to be enraged; to flip out
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
defense; defence; protection
war; fighting; fierce competition
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to blaze; to burn brightly
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shed light; to cast light
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
to rise; to erect; to get up
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
opposite side; opposition