various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
large number (of); many; majority
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
much less; to say nothing of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
these guys; these fellows
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
one's possessions; ownership
study; research; investigation
government body; government agency
chief; main; principal; important
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
calamity; disaster; accident
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium