prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
comparatively; relatively
main shock (of an earthquake)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to pass (of time); to elapse
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
particularly; only; in the case of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
wherein; therein; thereinto
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
of course; certainly; naturally
to be transparent; to show through
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood