to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
experient; person who has experienced something
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
recovery; rescue; recapture
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
funeral; burial; condolence
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
innumerable; countless; numberless
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
atomic-bombed land; bomb site
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
gossip; corner of the mouth
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
carbonization; carbonisation
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to repeat; to do something over again
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)