at a stroke; with a single swoop
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
excavation; cutting; digging
splendid work; masterpiece
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
notice; attention; observation
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
finally; in the end; on top of all that
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
modern person; people of today
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
intermission (between acts); interlude
sphere; circle; range; category
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up