a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to bail out (water); to scoop out
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to shout (in anger); to yell
to apologize; to apologise
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
inundation; submersion; flood
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
thousands; several thousand
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
that's a different matter; that's a different story
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
throwaway; disposable; single-use
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority