even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
at; in; at; when; by; with
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
group; party; team; squad; section
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
conference room; council room
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
secretary (government); director; chief
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
General Staff Headquarters
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)