barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
again; once more; a second time
that day; the very same day
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
... and westward; west of
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
casualties; injuries and deaths
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
pessimism; disappointment
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
railroad track; rail line
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
natural disaster; cataclysm
meeting; facing; confronting