very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
change of government; regime change
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
investment; contribution; financing
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
demesne; estate; private land; private property
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
cannot be helped; unavoidable
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
whole story; full picture; full particulars
forced laugh; forced smile
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
grape sugar; glucose; dextrose
amount of sugar; sugar content
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
manners; behavior; behaviour
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers