long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares