calamity; disaster; accident
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to face; to go towards; to head towards
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
feeling; sense; impression
bureau director; office chief
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
root; source; origin; cause
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not