going upstream; sailing against the current
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
repeatedly; several times; many times
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
time and time again; many times; a number of times
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
badness; evilness; bad; evil
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
direct unforked road; straight path
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
tradition; legend; folklore
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
all present; all concerned; all of us
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner