paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
slightly early; just before
to win and advance to the next round
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
Carell; Kareru; Carrel; Carrell
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
wide difference; a world of difference
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
variety of court dance (Nara period)
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
existence; possession; having; limited company
link; directory entry; rink
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
information; news; report; reward; retribution
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
declaration of war; proclamation of war
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends