natural calamity; disaster
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
training range; training grounds; training area
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
one's (living) environment
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
indescribable; inexpressible
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
offender; criminal; culprit
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
preface; introduction; preamble
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
another dimension; different level; whole other level
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject