destruction; collapse; crumbling
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
corpulence; fatness; obesity
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
a few years ago; some years back
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
choices; alternatives; options
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
real thing; original; actual
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
weightlessness; zero gravity
karōshi; death from overwork
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)