crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
just because; even if; even though
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
a few seconds; several seconds
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
queendom; country ruled by a queen
border (between countries); national border
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
street; quarter; district; area
too (much); overly; excessively
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior