to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
gradually; slowly but steadily
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to bite off; to gnaw through
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to harm; to cause harm to
in the future; another day; later
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
reigning; controlling; dictating
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to look around; to survey
to unfold; to unroll; to open
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
haughty; holding one's head high
common people; ordinary people; masses
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
(political) power; authority; influence
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age