Japanese person; Japanese people
how many years; how long; what year
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to shout (in anger); to yell
accomplishment; execution
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
by all means; by all costs
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to remove; to move out of the way
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be injured; to sustain a wound
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable