epidemic; plague; pestilence
in succession; one after another
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
product; produce; result; fruit
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
each house; every house; many houses
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
supply; provision; service; supply
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
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.)
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
in succession; one by one
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline