instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
decrease; reduction; decline
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
peace terms; conditions of peace
one large ...; a great ...
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
outside world; physical world
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
setting on fire; setting afire
railroad network; railroad system
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
national border; provincial border
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
air route; airway; air lane; air corridor
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-