to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
already; now; no longer; not any more
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to make one's rounds; to patrol
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
destruction; collapse; crumbling
night view; night skyline; nightscape
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
main; principal; chief; primary; major
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
few decades; many decades; several decades
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to rule; to govern; to administer
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely