to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
now; at this time; as such; for this reason; hence
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(made of) stone; stone-built
to play a central role; to take a leading part
viceroy; governor-general
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
construction; architecture (of buildings)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious