hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
postoperative; after surgery
without trouble; easily; readily
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
15th day of the month; 15 days
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
two days before; day before yesterday
respiratory tract; air duct
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
heart attack; to have a heart attack
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to become misty; to become hazy
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
planning; plan; project; arrangements
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary