to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to state; to express; to mention
internal or domestic affairs
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
semi-transparent; translucent
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
one thin flat object; one sheet
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
enthronement ceremony; coronation
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move