to claim victims; to cause casualties
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to affect; to impact; to influence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
settlement; permanent residency
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
complete change; about-face
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
vitality; energy; dynamism
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
settlement; solution; resolution
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
intelligence; intellect; brains
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
each nation; many nations; many countries
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
man; male; masculine gender
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress