rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
offense and defense; offence and defence
to rock; to shake; to swing
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
lessening; diminishing; reducing
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
principal raw material; main raw material
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
state of mind; mentality; psychology
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider