slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
pressure; oppression; suppression
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
release; emission; ejection
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")