civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
since when; from when; how long
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
machine technology; mechanical technology
one end; an end; part; fragment
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
many; much; plenty; hardly
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
fall; drop; descent; coming down
head; brains; intellect; understanding
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen