contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
100,000; hundred thousand
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to stop walking; to pause
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
physiology; one's period; menstruation
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
instead; but (on the other hand)
military of the Empire of Japan
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
dozens; scores of; decades
several million; millions (of)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff