to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
rain and wind; driving rain
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
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
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
construction; establishment
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
meanwhile; in the meantime
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to unfold; to unroll; to open
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
strike (i.e. industrial action)
labour movement; labor movement
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
the Industrial Revolution
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
event; phenomenon; matter
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
corridor; hallway; passageway
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings