sea level; (surface of) sea
critical point (temperature)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
absentmindedness; peace of mind
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
useless; vain; aimless; idle
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
to go out and away; to leave
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to recall; to remember; to recollect
secret; private; surreptitious
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
ago; since; before; previous
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
third day of the month; three days
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to become settled; to be fixed
hard-liners; diehards; hawks