plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to smash violently; to crush
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
garbage truck; dustcart; waste collection vehicle
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to lose sight of; to miss
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
pre-war days; before the war
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
underground train; subway
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)