very great; enormous; serious
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
source of information; intelligence source; message source
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ash; embers; complete destruction
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
right under; directly below
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to suppress one's emotions
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
supply; provision; raising; procurement
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible