unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
beginning; outset; first; onset
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
serious condition; critical condition
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
relief squad; rescue party
the whole city; all the cities; every city
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to become possible; to become able to (do)
ago; since; before; previous
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
training; drill; practice; discipline
civil defense unit (Japan, 1939-1947); voluntary guards
neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940); neighbourhood association
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway