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possibly; maybe; perhaps

1

1,000,000; one million; million; many

2

years later

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

9

earthquake-prone country

3

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

2

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

8

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

10

major earthquake; large earthquake

4

large-scale

1

nineteen; 19

2

San Francisco

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

4

fault line

1

400; four hundred

1

fifty; 50

10

kilometer; kilometre

5

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

1

China

2

Gansu Province (China)

1

100,000; hundred thousand

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

1

little by little; bit by bit

2

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

3

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

1

safety; security

1

another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

5

3000; three thousand; many

4

once a year

2

thousand; 1,000

10

one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

1

total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure

1

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

2

example; illustration; precedent

1

to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon

1

history

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

6

tomorrow; near future

2

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

2

late spring; third month of the lunar calendar

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

permanence; eternity

1

east

2

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

2

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

2

forty; 40

3

to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

1