sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to manage a state; to govern a country
decoration; ornament; trimmings
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to flare up; to burst into flames
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to give something weight; to give something dignity
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
evil spirit; demon; devil
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
authority; power; influence
in the end; on top of that
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with