my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
death (of an emperor); demise
siblings; brothers and sisters
survival; survivor; relic
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to take flight; to disappear
postwar period; period after Second World War
land readjustment; town planning
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
port city; harbor city; harbour city
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
you could say that; that might be so