fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
how; in what way; how about; questionable
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
military forces; hosts; troops
reimbursement system for high-cost medical care
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
system; institution; organization; organisation
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
100,000,000; one hundred million
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony