stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
infection; contagion; becoming infected
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
very likely; very probable
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
unidentifiable; unidentified
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
don't worry about it; forget about it
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
image; figure; figure; form; image
feeling; sense; impression
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
all around; as far as the eye can see
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
serious accident; major incident
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
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 look upwards; to look up