attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pre-war days; before the war
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
geothermal electric power generation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
little by little; bit by bit
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
solution; solution strategy
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
story; tale; talk; discussion