near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
power; might; authority; influence
real thing; original; actual
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
high voltage; high pressure
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
violent explosion; bursting
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
empty lot; vacant plot of land
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to burst open; to pop; to split
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
how many years; how long; what year
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
freely; right and left; as one pleases
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
day of month; counter for days
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
no!; no no!; no, not at all
natural virtue; personal virtue
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
else; in addition; besides