few decades; many decades; several decades
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
nothing but; none other than
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
town; city; municipal; urban
difference; disparity; gap
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
regarding highly; attaching importance to
act of terror; act of terrorism
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
explosive; blasting powder
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
cargo; freight; money or assets
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
survival; survivor; relic
to have an eye on; to zero in on
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
information media; press; news organs
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging