to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
social networking service; SNS; social media
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
cracks or fissures in the ground
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
experiment; experimentation
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
natural; reasonable; understandable
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
general term; generic name
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
fixed interval; fixed period
within; inside of; less than
authority; power; function
price; cost; value; worth; value
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10th day of the month; ten days
to find out; to discover; to locate
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit