hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to crack; to develop a crack
whispering into a person's ear
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
running time (e.g. of movie)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
suddenly; all of a sudden
arbitration; intercession; mediation
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to cease; to stop; to be over
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
as you see; as you can see
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around