first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
if you think about it; come to think of it
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
difficult to ...; hard to ...
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)