(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
outward appearance; apparent
and yet; though; when; in spite of
just because; even if; even though
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
that is to say; so that means
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
very likely; very probable
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
(within a) territory; domains
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
leading person; foremost figure
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
place to put something; storage space
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn