superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
interference; intervention; meddling
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
I have nothing to do with it
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
commitment; pledge; promise
knowing; (an) acquaintance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
clanging; empty; deserted
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to remove; to move out of the way
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
hey there; I say; see here
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally