great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
reaching; attaining; arrival
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
trio; gang of three; threesome
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show