state of emergency; emergency; crisis
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
optimization; optimisation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
great hurry; great haste; rush
portable shrine used to transport a sacred object
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to make an appearance; to show up
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
disorder; disturbance; unrest
decrease; reduction; decline
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source