dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
rebellion; great uprising
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
Bunshō era (1466.2.28-1467.3.5)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
being under the rule of; being under the government of
financial power; financial means; wealth
good-for-nothing; worthless
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
(adding) fuel to the fire
foster father; adoptive father
strong person; the strong; the powerful
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
hegemony; leadership; initiative
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
Dongara (Australia); Donggala (Indonesia)
authority; power; function
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to arrive; to come to pass
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem