still (continuing); as ever; further
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
scenery; scene; landscape
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
flying column; detached force
to take to task; to take it out on
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
reputation; respectability
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
difference; variation; difference
heaven and earth; top and bottom
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
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
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight