to claim victims; to leave casualties
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
introspection; reflection on one's self
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
surely; certainly; without doubt
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to grimace; to make a wry face
firm promise; definite promise
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance