(suffering) damage; injury; harm
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
few decades; many decades; several decades
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
each place; various places
viewing as a problem; problematizing
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
victim; injured party; sufferer
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
war; fighting; fierce competition
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
reopening; resumption; restarting
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
while; even though; despite
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp