attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
official announcement; proclamation
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to shake; to sway; to waver
with a click; with a snap
perception; sensing; noticing
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to extend; to expand; to spread out
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
though; notwithstanding; although
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor