high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
at the window; by the window; next to the window
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
firstborn; first child; eldest child
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
prohibition law; dry law; Prohibition (in the United States, 1920-1933)
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
deliberation; discussion; consideration
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
sovereign; ruler; head of state
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
German shepherd (dog breed); Alsatian; shepherd
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
New Deal (series of domestic policies enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance