ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to look around; to survey
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to support each other; to support one another
genuine; authentic; true; real
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
pessimism; negative thinking
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
trivial; not amounting to much
(not) a single person; (no) one
to run about trying to escape
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
unexpectedly; surprisingly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
three; three years of age
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to succeed; to bear fruit
form; method; system; formula
on the occasion of; at the time of
cooperation; coordination; link
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist