smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
Western civilization; Western civilisation
process; course; mechanism
religious mission; religious proclamation
change in appearance; transformation
unconditionally; as a rule
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
necessary condition; requirement
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
attraction; lure; invitation
in swarms; in great crowds
all times and places; all ages and countries
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly