to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
artificial cigarette used to avoid smoking
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
section manager; section chief
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
how many people; a number of people
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
here and there; in places
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
structure for housing heavy machinery
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)