to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(another's) daughter; young lady
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
younger scholar; future reference
royal capital; imperial capital
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
true state; actual condition; reality
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
how many months?; how long?
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
annexation; merger; swallowing up
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
selection; choice; option
and then; and so; and; so then
cheap article; poor quality article
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower