to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to become distant; to recede
clearly; distinctly; vividly
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
head house (family); birthplace; originator
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
electricity; (electric) light
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
critical moment; do-or-die situation
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
total energy; all efforts
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to bawl; to cry; to scream
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)