upward tendency; rising trend
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
near-miss; just missing (each other)
good-quality; superior in quality
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to make it less expensive
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
same generation; one's generation
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce