to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
the reverse; other side; lining
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
complete change; about-face
to put one's hand on; to touch
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
legislation; development of laws
to refer to; to use as reference
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
computerization; computerisation
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire