world history; international history
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
feigned tears; crocodile tears
down to earth; reasonable
every evening; night after night
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to bring back; to restore
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
intensification; aggravation
autonomous sensory meridian response; ASMR
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for