town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
by means of; due to; because of; according to
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
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 run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
participation; joining; entry; adherence
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
junior high school student; middle school pupil
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
firm; strong; solid; stable
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick