sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to express (in words); to confess
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
brand-new article; new item
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
temper pattern of a sword blade
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to be damaged; to receive damage
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
government; administration; ministry
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
property; fortune; assets
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
what do you want?; can I help you?
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo