evacuation order; evacuation notice
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
thousands; several thousand
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
sense of duty (obligation)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
contract; compact; agreement
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
head; brains; intellect; understanding
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
enticement; inducement; attraction
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
important point; strategic position; key point
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
commandant; commanding officer; general
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to be at a loss for words
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim