destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
(not) a single person; (no) one
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
heating; application of heat
to pluck; to pick; to tear
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
strong-willed; strong of heart
a long time (since the last time)
air of luxury; high class feel
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
counter for books; volume
with a (light) slapping sound
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
training (esp. in-service); induction course
numerical control; network computer
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary