embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
on a floor; above floor level
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
national crisis; national disaster
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
government office; agency; board
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
main shrine; inner sanctuary
ten; 10; ten years of age
image; figure; figure; form; image
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
casualties; the killed and wounded
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to squash; to crush; to flatten
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons