roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
without leaving any trace
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
quick work; (clever) feat
do-or-die game; crucial contest
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
acute myocardial infarction; AMI
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
countermeasure; counter-measure
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
opposition party; the opposition
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
next president; president-elect
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to walk in on; to tread upon
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
distinctive; characteristic