indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
creation; Creation (by God)
unconditionally; as a rule
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
intelligence; intellect; brains
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
powerful person; influential person
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to say; to be called; to do
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
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
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
calamity; disaster; misfortune