sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
reality; actuality; hard fact
world-class; (of) high global reputation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
consecutive; continuous; successive
land subsidence; decline in influence
to thrust down; to push off
the authorities concerned; the competent authorities
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
railroad; railway; rail transport
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
thousands; several thousand
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
messenger; envoy; emissary
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
otherwise; or else; if not
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
southern alps (of Japan); Minami Alps (city in Yamanashi-ken)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all