railway bridge; iron bridge
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
control; check; restraint; inhibition
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
derailment; digression; deviation
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
one person; another name; nickname; alias
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
death toll; number of deaths; body count
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
feeling keenly; fully realizing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
person concerned; interested party; related party
unexpectedly; surprisingly
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(not) even once; (not) ever
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides